Modern Motherhood: An American History

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

Modern Motherhood Q Modern Motherhood Q An American History rutgers university press new brunswick, new jersey, and london Jodi Vandenberg-Daves Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Vandenberg-Daves, Jodi. Modern motherhood : an American history / Jodi Vandenberg-Daves. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–8135–6379–4 (hardcover : alk. paper)—ISBN 978–0–8135–6378–7 (pbk. : alk. paper)—ISBN 978–0–8135–6380–0 (e-book) 1. Families—United States—History. 2. Motherhood—United States—History. 3. Mothers—United States—History. I. Title. HQ535.V36 2014 306.874'3—dc23 2013027195 A British Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2014 by Jodi Vandenberg-Daves All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 106 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. Visit our website: http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu Manufactured in the United States of America To my children, Allison, Sylvia, and Brad Vandenberg-Daves And to all mothers, past, present, and future ...