A Job That Should Be Respected
Contested visions of motherhood and English Canada's second wave women's movements, 1970-1990
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4347883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lynne Marks (0000-0001-6797-4166, University of Victoria, corresponding author), Margaret Hillyard Little (Queen's University), Margaret Little, Megan Gaucher (Queen's University), T R Noddings (University of Victoria) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 771-790 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women s History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-2025 • E-ISSN: 1747-583X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09612025.2015.1132876 |
| OpenAlex | W2321383626 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This article focuses on the forgotten voices of marginalized feminist mothers—those active in welfare rights groups. These activists were primarily poor single mothers who understood motherhood differently from more mainstream feminists. Whilst they echoed mainstream feminist demands for childcare, they also supported women's right to stay at home with their children, emphasizing the role of the state. This presented a serious class-based critique in a society that increasingly saw stay-at-home motherhood as a middle-class option. This article focuses upon working-class mothers' groups, thus problematizing dominant feminist discourses and developing a more diverse history of second wave feminism in Canada
Feminism · Feminist movement · Mainstream · Middle class · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Vision · Welfare state · Canadian Identity and History · Gender Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |