Mother:  A Collective Portrait

"Motherhood is the theme of this book exploring a woman's relationship with the role of mother from pregnancy until her children have children. The photographs and interviews reveal how women's individual lives are affected by the responsibility of nurturing a child and how their individual circumstances and dispositions influence their mothering." 

"The procreative urge and its repercussions cross economic, racial, and religious differences. A woman's place and time in history have a tremendous influence over the number of choices she can make in her life. It's my hope that this book will enable people to appreciate the complexities involved in the title of Mother, a role that is often considered merely instinctual."  From the introduction by author/photographer Mary Motley Kalergis.

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