In a society in which most women grow up thinking they will become mothers-and in which many women go to great lengths to make that desire a reality -- not having a child is often met with incredulity and scorn. But as the author of this thoughtful and meticulously researched examination of childlessness points out, childless women are part of an ancient and respectable cultural tradition that includes biblical matriarchs, celibate saints, and nineteenth-century social reformers.
- ISBN10 0786755377
- ISBN13 9780786755370
- Publish Date 4 March 2014 (first published 12 March 1996)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 8 August 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Argo-Navis US
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 324
- Language English