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Indira Gandhi – Political Mother
Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) was a formidable leader and mother of two sons Sanjay and Rajiv who both became involved in politics. As twelve year-old head of the Monkey Brigade, a youth group that sought to help end British rule in India, Indira learned the dialogue…
Margaret Garner – Protective Mother/Murdering Mother
Few people would disagree if I said that there could not be a worse mother than a mother who murders her children. A mother’s job is to protect, surely? But what if you have been bred into slavery and have children, quite possibly by your white master who rapes you whenever it is convenient to…
Michelle Pfeiffer – adoptive mother
We all know that Madonna and Angelina Jolie have adopted children but many other female celebrities such as actors Jamie Lee Curtis and the focus of this week’s blog Michelle Pfeiffer have done so too. Pfeiffer’s career is well-known so I’m not going to focus on that here, except for a little confession to say…
Mary Woolstonecraft – Mother of Feminism
In anticipation of the launch of my first, motherhood-themed, pamphlet Echolocation, I have decided to honour mothers by blogging about an inspiring mother each week. Some will be birth mothers, others adoptive, some infamous, others celebrated. As a personal challenge, I’m going to try to link each mother to an extract from my pamphlet. I…