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O’Reilly, Andrea; Ruddick, Sara A Conversation about Maternal Thinking 2009 Book Chapter Care Work, Mothering, Ruddick Maternal Thinking, Policies, Maternal Labour, Mothering, Motherhood, Care, Care Work
Citation O’Reilly, Andrea; Ruddick, Sara 2009 Book Chapter Maternal Thinking Policies Maternal Labour Mothering Motherhood Care Care Work Care Work Mothering Ruddick

"A Conversation about Maternal Thinking"

by O’Reilly, Andrea; Ruddick, Sara (2009)

Keywords

Maternal Thinking, Policies, Maternal Labour, Mothering, Motherhood, Care, Care Work

Themes

Care Work, Mothering, Ruddick

Citation

O’Reilly, Andrea, and Sara Ruddick. “A Conversation about Maternal Thinking.” Maternal Thinking, Policies, Practices, edited by Andrea O’Reilly, Demeter Press, 2009, pp. 14–38.

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