Rocking The Cradle
Lesbian Mothers: A Challenge in Family Living
Gillian E. Hanscombe; Jackie Forster
The book is weakest in its uncritical approach to the question of what it means for lesbians to be mothers, particularly mothers of boy children. The responses of some of the mothers in this book foreshadow the more serious questions raised in Politics of the Heart. With this cheer-leading attitude, Rocking the Cradle is clearly representative of the development of the lesbian feminist movement. The book represents a period in which it was necessary to take a corrective, anti-homophobic stance: whatever lesbians wish to do is possible; and lesbians can always and, of course, be good mothers if they choose to parent. ~ Laura S. Brown, NWSA Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Autumn, 1988)
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ISBN | 9780720605723 |
Genre | Parenting; LGBT Studies/Social Sciences |
Publication Date | 1981 |
Publisher | Owen |
Format | Hardcover |
No. of Pages | 172 |
Language | English |
Rating | NotRated |
Subject | Artificial Insemination, Human; Custody Of Children; Lesbian Mothers; Lesbians; Social Science / Lesbian Studies |
BookID | 10803 |