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Redefining motherhood
"Follow the lead of physicians": Motherhood in the late nineteenth century
"Mamma's scientific
she knows all the laws": Motherhood in the early twentieth century
"Follow my instructions exactly": Experts to mothers in the interwar period and during World War II
"The modern way": Mothers, circa 1920-1945
"Now I know that an authority has the same opinion as mine": Motherhood in the postwar period
"Use it to guide, not to dictate": Motherhood in the late twentieth century
Conclusion: "I wanted to do it right".
"Follow the lead of physicians": Motherhood in the late nineteenth century
"Mamma's scientific
she knows all the laws": Motherhood in the early twentieth century
"Follow my instructions exactly": Experts to mothers in the interwar period and during World War II
"The modern way": Mothers, circa 1920-1945
"Now I know that an authority has the same opinion as mine": Motherhood in the postwar period
"Use it to guide, not to dictate": Motherhood in the late twentieth century
Conclusion: "I wanted to do it right".