![]() ![]() The book comprises a longish introduction by O'Reilly and three sections entitled 'Motherhood as Institution: Patriarchal Power and Maternal Outrage' (three essays) 'Mothering as Experience: Empowerment and Resistance' (seven essays) and 'Narrating Maternity: Writing as a Mother' (three essays). O'Reilly bases her collection on Rich's distinction between the oppressive institution of motherhood (oppressive because it is controlled and defined by male-dominated societies) and the potentially 'empowering' experiences of mothering that women have. O'Reilly's aim in this volume is in part to pay homage to Adrienne Rich's great 1976 study on Motherhood as Experience and Institution ('ovarian' says O'Reilly, which I like a lot) and to examine the ways that work has 'informed and influenced' subsequent scholarship. She has written several books on the subject and with this collection of essays has brought together some of the best-known scholars on motherhood and relative newcomers. She was founding member of both the Association for Research on Mothering (with more than five hundred members internationally) and Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering. ![]() ![]() ![]() Andrea O'Reilly is one of the key figures in motherhood scholarship. ![]()
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