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4. Banishing the Suffering Mother: The Quest for Painless Childbirth
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Rebecca Jo Plant
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. Debunking the All-American Mom: Philip Wylie’s Momism Critique 19
- 2. Mothers of the Nation: Patriotic Maternalism and Its Critics 55
- 3. Pathologizing Mother Love: Mental Health and Maternal Affectivity 86
- 4. Banishing the Suffering Mother: The Quest for Painless Childbirth 118
- 5. Mother-Blaming and The Feminine Mystique : Betty Friedan and Her Readers 146
- Notes 179
- Index 241
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. Debunking the All-American Mom: Philip Wylie’s Momism Critique 19
- 2. Mothers of the Nation: Patriotic Maternalism and Its Critics 55
- 3. Pathologizing Mother Love: Mental Health and Maternal Affectivity 86
- 4. Banishing the Suffering Mother: The Quest for Painless Childbirth 118
- 5. Mother-Blaming and The Feminine Mystique : Betty Friedan and Her Readers 146
- Notes 179
- Index 241
