title: Is motherhood good for women? A feminist exploration.
abstract: Motherhood as biologic destiny for women, has been long assumed. As nurses who aid women struggling with the demands of career and motherhood, we need to question this assumption. An exploration of feminist theory offers nurses ideas (and perhaps permission) to question the purpose and effects of mothering and the effects of mothering on women in our culture. Additionally, parallels between motherhood and the nursing profession are drawn.
authors.affiliation: Texas Woman's University, College of Nursing, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kirkley
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000266:history*; D009729:Nursing; D011056:Political Systems / Q000266:history; D014481:United States; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000266:history