{"product_id":"motherhood-discounted-care-work-in-america-before-and-after-roe-paperback","title":"Motherhood Discounted: Care Work in America Before and After Roe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarolyn McConnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers trying to make sense of America's political turmoil and eroding reproductive rights, an incisive examination, enhanced with personal stories, of how care work has been extracted and compelled throughout American history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the wake of \u003ci\u003eDobbs, \u003c\/i\u003eand now with the country in the grip of Trump and a resurgent far right, the question everyone seems to be asking is--\u003ci\u003eHow could this happen in America?\u003c\/i\u003e Lawyer Carolyn McConnell has a few ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After becoming a mother, McConnell was forced to face the myth of autonomy that American individualism breeds: the idea that independence is always good and dependence always bad. \u003ci\u003eWhy does America have such a problem offering social support for care work\u003c\/i\u003e, she wondered, \u003ci\u003e when mothering is the essential work of reproducing society?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMotherhood Discounted\u003c\/i\u003e, McConnell turns a searching eye on autonomy, asking what it is and what it is for. Tracing this myth's development through American history, she frames each episode with personal stories and incisive analysis. In doing so, she offers women readers of all ages seeking to understand their own experiences in these disturbing times a potent explanation for how we got here--and sounds a clarion call for political change.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarolyn McConnell\u003c\/b\u003e is a lawyer and an activist dedicated to resisting attacks on public services. She has published extensively on reproductive rights, feminism, and women's history and holds graduate degrees in philosophy from Johns Hopkins University and nonfiction writing from the University of Iowa. She lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.44 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54236918972691,"sku":"9798896363149","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/6300\/3667\/files\/jgahjb_oGy9798896363149.webp?v=1780509030","url":"https:\/\/finduslaw.com\/products\/motherhood-discounted-care-work-in-america-before-and-after-roe-paperback","provider":"FindUSlaw Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}