“What mothers need, as well as fathers, spouses, and the children of aging parents, is an entire national infrastructure of care, every bit as important as the physical infrastructure of roads, bridges, tunnels, broadband, parks and public works.” NeedsWellsChildrenImportantCareMotherFatherBitsParentAgingBridgesParksSpouseInfrastructureTunnelsBroadbandAging Parents Author:Anne-Marie Slaughter
“In France it was Joan of Arc; in the Crimea it was Florence Nightingale; in the deep south there was Rosa Parks; in India there was Mother Teresa and in Florida there was Katherine Harris.” PoliticalMotherPoliticsIndiaSouthFranceParksFloridaArcsNightingalesTeresaRosaFlorenceCrimeaFlorence Nightingale Author:Larry Gatlin
“For a man to be a man, did he have to be a soldier, or at least prepare himself for war? For a woman to be a woman, did she have to be a mother, or at least prepare herself to raise children? Soldiers and mothers were the sacrificial couple, honored by statues in the park, lauded for their willingness to give their lives to others.” MenGivingChildrenWarMotherCoupleRaisesSoldierParksWillingnessHonoredStatuesBe A ManChild Soldier Author:Carol Gilligan
“My mother was a teacher, and when she wanted to show me art and literature and science, she'd take me to museums, parks and free exhibitions.” ArtShowsWantedMotherLiteratureTeacherParksMuseumsTake MeShow MeExhibitions Author:David Blaine