{"product_id":"9780349702162-doing-it-all-the-social-power-of-single-motherhood","title":"Doing It All: The Social Power of Single Motherhood","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Ruby Russell\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 336\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'With courage, compassion and generosity, Russell presents an intersectional history which honours single motherhood in all its complexity . . . Bold, revelatory and a joy to read' Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women    'Lucid and liberating' Eliane Glaser, author of Motherhood: A Manifesto    Nearly 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.    Tracing 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.    A 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.    'A riveting memoir-cum-cri-de-c ur-cum-manifesto for envisioning motherhood anew' Kirsten Swinth, author of Feminism's Forgotten Fight","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67689396895898,"sku":"9780349702162","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/1625\/7690\/files\/9780349702162-us-300.jpg?v=1791371434","url":"https:\/\/castlebooks.com.au\/products\/9780349702162-doing-it-all-the-social-power-of-single-motherhood","provider":"Castlebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}