{"product_id":"doing-it-all-1","title":"Doing It All","description":"A feminist exploration of single motherhood and a passionate call to reclaim the power of mothering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A brilliant book, fearlessly told.'' Elinor Cleghorn, author of UNWELL WOMEN \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''''Lucid and liberating.'' Eliane Glaser, author of MOTHERHOOD: A MANIFESTO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNearly a quarter of UK families with dependent children are single-parent families, and around 90% of single parents are women. Yet the single mother is still cast as victim or welfare queen, sexually irresponsible or too independent by half.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracing a history through Victorian brothels, welfare rights activism and Black feminist traditions of othermothering, Ruby Russell tells a different story: of motherhood defined not by marriage or men, but as a nexus of solidarity beyond the patriarchal status quo. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA personal quest for empowerment, Doing It All is also a fierce critique of the structures that leave single mums marginalised and exhausted - and a call to reclaim mothering as the life force of sustainable, connected and radically responsible communities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Deftly marrying history with her own story, Russell gives us a vision of single mothers as avatars of a better world. It is a world we can all embrace, and all aspire to.'' Kirsten Swinth, author of FEMINISM''S FORGOTTEN FIGHT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Mightily encourages dreams of a society where mothering is the most important activity of all.'' Irish Sunday Independent","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57805278019919,"sku":"9780349702186","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9780349702186_1-doing-it-all.jpg?v=1779994835","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/doing-it-all-1","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}