MOTHERING

• What does it mean to be a good mother?
• Can men mother?
• Are there alternatives to isolation, exhaustion, and endless self-sacrifice?
• Can mothers have careers and raise great kids?
• What public and private support do mothers need?

International writer, editor, researcher, teacher, activist

Dr. Andrea O’Reilly

• Associate professor of Women’s Studies, York University, Toronto, CA
• Author or editor of 12 books on mothering
• Founder and Director of ARM, Association for Research on Mothering,

the only feminist research association on motherhood

• Founder and editor of Demeter Press and ARM’s international journal,

both dedicated to conducting and sharing research on real mother’s lives

7:30 p.m.                 UPS Auditorium—Lincoln Center—3627 Peters Ave.

Rocking the Cradle: thoughts on Motherhood, Feminism,

and the Possibility of Empowered Mothering  (ACAS Event)

A leading expert on the myths and realities of mothering, Andrea O’Reilly will present commonsensical and perhaps controversial ideas about how this institution can be transformed so mothers get less judgment and more support and satisfaction

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8:30 p.m.                 Outside UPS Auditorium—Lincoln Center

Book Signing

Dr. O’Reilly’s book Feminist Mothering will be available for purchase after the lecture.  She will be available to sign the books.

Wednesday, February 4

Noon                        Roadman Formal Lounge—Roadman Hall—3600 Peters Ave.

Friday is Writing Day reading and informal discussion: “Integrating

Personal Experiences into Academic Writing”  

Dr. O’Reilly will read from one of her books on mothering and talk informally about her experiences interviewing mothers and about using her own experiences as a mother in her professional writing.   You are welcome to bring a lunch to this event.

3:00-5:00 p.m.        Yockey Room—Olsen Student Center—3609 Peters Ave.

Participatory Workshop: “Interviewing as a Strategy

for Enhancing Understanding of the Human Experience"

Interviewing is one of the most powerful learning tools a student or professional can use in any field.  Dr. O’Reilly has used interviewing extensively as a writer, teacher, and director of ARM.  She will discuss her work with student-mothers at York University.  A highlight of the workshop will be small group interviews of student-mothers from Morningside, Western Iowa Tech, and Briar Cliff University to hear their stories.   If you are interested in attending the workshop, please contact Marcie Ponder at 712-274-5126 or at ponder@morningside.edu.   Participants can also register right before the work shop.

All events are free and open to the public.

You may contribute at these events to the Mary Treglia Community Center.

These events are sponsored by the Dr. R. Franklin Terry Women’s Studies Lecture and Faculty Development Series Fund, the former Center for Women, the Morningside College Academic Dean’s Office, the Academic and Cultural Arts Series at Morningside, Friday is  Writing Day, and the Psychology Department.