Exploring the vital connection between motherhood and social change, "The Maternal Is Political" features more than 40 powerful, hard-hitting literary essays by women who are striving to make the world a better place for children and families -- both their own and other women's -- in this country and globally.
From the mom deconstructing playground "power games" with her first-grade child, to the mother who speaks out against misogyny during an awkward road trip with her college-age daughter and friends, to the mother of sons worrying about the threat of a future military draft, "The Maternal Is Political" brings together the voices of women who are transforming the political and social: one child, one babysitter, one peace march at a time.