“In traditional societies, we have a long legacy of men controlling the body and mind of women. Such societies have valorised motherhood and fabricated concepts like chastity. Women have been the victims of these notions for thousands of years.” MenYearsMindLongHas BeensBodyConceptsVictimNotionMotherhoodTraditionalLegacyMind And BodyChastityLong Legs Author:Taslima Nasrin
“I am consumed, or I have been consumed, with these issues of motherhood and the way we act out societal expectations and roles. So both my nonfiction and my fiction have been pretty much exclusively about that.” WayHas BeensFictionRolesIssuesExpectationsMotherhoodNonfictionConsumedFiction And NonfictionSocietal Expectations Author:Ayelet Waldman
“Surrogate motherhood has been the subject of much philosophical and political dispute over the years.” YearsHas BeensPoliticalSubjectsPhilosophicalMotherhoodDisputesSurrogates Author:Thomas Frank
“Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.” Has BeensMotherRolesMomMotherhoodFulfillingBeing A MotherHappy Mothers Day Author:Annette Funicello
“At 24, I took time off to have a baby, and ever since, I have been juggling modelling with motherhood.” Has BeensBabyMotherhoodTime OffJugglingModelling Author:Saffron Aldridge