Quote by Barbara Ehrenreich
Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pede

Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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Those Romans who perpetrated the rape of the Sabines, for example, did not work themselves up for the deed by screening Debbie Does Dallas, and the monkish types who burned a million or so witches in the Middle Ages had almost certainly not come across Boobs and Buns or related periodicals. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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So why do people keep on watching? The answer, by now, should be perfectly obvious: we love television because television brings us a world in which television does not exist. In fact, deep in their hearts, this is what the spuds crave most: a rich, new, participatory life. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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Personally, I cant see why it would be any less romantic to find a husband in a nice four-color catalogue than in the average downtown bar at happy hour. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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But the fact is, Im not work-identified. Im not a lawyer or a writer. Im a mom, and Im a woman, and thats the kind of people I want to see in books in the starring role. – Lisa Scottoline

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When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isnt enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs. – Cindy Crawford

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What mom cares about most is that Im happy, healthy and enjoying my life. – Chaz Bono

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My mom died when I was 8. – Lisa Guerrero

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