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Pride and Joy: The Lives and Passions of Women Without Children
by Terri Casey

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Pride and Joy: The Lives and Passions of Women Without Children is a collection of interviews with 25 women who have chosen not to have children. In lively stories and vivid voices, these diverse narrators talk proudly of their contributions to their communities, causes, and families, and they speak joyfully of intimate relationships with husbands and partners, of family and friends, work, volunteer and leisure activities, solitude, and connections with children. Their stories dispel the social myth that women must have children to be happy, and they debunk the stereotypes of childless women.

For the 20 percent of U.S. women who are currently childless by choice or by chance, Pride and Joy offers validation and community. For the millions of women deciding whether to have children, it provides inspiration. For parents, siblings, and friends of women who have chosen or may choose not to have children, it offers insight.

Book News Annotation:

Journalist Casey talks with 25 women from their middle 20s to middle 80s who have chosen not to have children. They talk about the contributions they make to their communities through their careers, causes, and families. They assure readers they are leading happy and satisfying lives and so can others, regardless of what traditionalists and moralists say. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Review:

"This is an important, fascinating, and brave book. Women have been told how they must have children to be happy. Now here comes a book that shows how happy women can be without children. All of the women profiled are innovators, thinkers, risktakers who have listened hard to hear their own voice through the cultural din and not followed convention for convention's sake. Each tells us that there are many ways to make the journey of life worthwhile."

-- Pepper Schwartz, author of Love Between Equals: How Peer Marriage Really Works

Review:

"The diverse, real-life stories in Pride and Joy offer a valuable sense of community for women who feel they stand alone in their families and in society because they have made the choice to remain childless."

-- Gloria Feldt, President of Planned Parenthoodand#174; Federation of America

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781885223821
Subtitle:
The Lives and Passions of Women Without Children
Author:
Casey, Terri
Publisher:
Beyond Words Publishing
Location:
Hillsboro, Or. :
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Women's Studies
Subject:
Psychology
Subject:
Childlessness
Subject:
Women -- United States -- Psychology.
Subject:
Women's Studies - General
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
April 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
201
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in
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