Who's Your Mama?: The Unsung Voices of Women and Mothers (Paperback)

~ Yvonne Bynoe (Editor), Rebecca Walker (Foreword)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Unlike other motherhood books that focus on the experiences of a small group of affluent, married white women, Who's Your Mama? centers on the largely untold perspectives of the majority of American women, whose unique and sometimes unconventional family structures impact our country. Their contributions speak practically of their personal beliefs, intimate relationships, and socioeconomic realities.

The book explores the intersection between motherhood and other facets of the contributors’ lives, including race, class, sexuality, politics, and personal tragedy. Personal stories include a feminist juggling the roles of activist and mother, a college graduate who applies for welfare so she can remain home with her child, a gay couple’s navigation of the adoption process, and a mother’s celebration of her own vibrant sexuality. This collection of personal narratives will illuminate various female experiences of parenting and humanize a variety of social and economic issues that affect millions of American women and their families.

---

Product Details Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Soft Skull Press (April 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1593762399 ISBN-13: 978-1593762391 Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #692,378 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!

Search Inside This Book:

---

Inside This Book (learn more)

Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!

Search Inside This Book:

---

Tags Customers Associate with This Product  (What's this?) Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people. Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below.  motherhood(2) yvonne bynoe(2) childfree(1) essays(1) memoir(1) single motherhood(1) women(1) See all 12 tags... Your tags: Add your first tag

Search Products Tagged with   See most popular tags

---

 

Customer Reviews

3 Reviews 5 star:  (2) 4 star:  (1) 3 star:    (0) 2 star:    (0) 1 star:    (0)           Average Customer Review 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars Who's Your Mama?, November 5, 2009 By  The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews WHO'S YOUR MAMA? is an incredibly well-written collection of essays about the sorority of motherhood. Each chapter is a different essay telling the challenges of having, longing for, not wanting, or desperately seeking entrance into the complex, yet rewarding status of mother. Every essay concludes with a short biography of the author. Readers will root for, find judgment in, or gain a better understanding of this diverse group of women. The conventional wisdom of modern motherhood is delved deeply into. Each woman explores what motherhood means to her and, in the process, readers will be challenged to face their own hopes, dreams, fears, and realities. Topics include miscarriages, adoption, in-vitro fertilization, donor insemination, single parenthood, custody battles, lesbian motherhood, divorce, raising step-children, raising bi-racial children, being a stay-at-home-mom, and balancing a career and motherhood. The decision to have children is almost as difficult as the lifelong process of rearing children. Whether you've always wanted children, never wanted children, or find yourself suddenly becoming a parent, this book is sure to be a treasure. Reviewed by Christina Lenear for The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers 5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Testimonies of Women and Mothers, June 29, 2009 By  Rhymes, Views & News Reviews "Author, Arts P... (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews Who's Your Mama? Edited by Yvonne Bynoe presents intriguing, heart felt, honest and critical essays from diverse women on the choices women make regarding motherhood. Can a woman be a "stay at home" mom by society's definition, an activist and a writer? Many women do not fit into society's label of a "stay at home" mom, yet they are fully present, nurturing, creative, resourceful, supportive and available to their children as any "stay at home" mom is, no matter what their chosen path and careers may be. These essays answer questions about the experiences of women who: have chosen not be become parents, raise children with or without a partner, raise multi-racial children, are gay parents. The contributors within the anthology are artists, entrepreneurs, activists, chefs, educators and more. We get a glimpse of the stories of women who choose to work from within the home to care for their families. We also get a glimpse of the lives of women who work for their communities and within various professions, while at the same time balancing their personal and family lives. Yvonne Bynoe and the contributors of this anthology, reveal to us what it means to be an empowered woman embracing life in the face of choosing to be a mother or not. DuEwa Frazier Rhymes, Views & News Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Who's your Mama?, March 25, 2009 By  Shannon Hernandez (Pittsburg, Ca USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I LOVE this book this is a must read for every Women I could not put it down.		Ad feedback   Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

---

Customer Discussions

This product's forum Discussion Replies Latest Post No discussions yet Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight Start a new discussion Topic: First post: Receive e-mail when new posts are made Prompts for sign-in   Guidelines Active discussions in related forums Discussion Replies Latest Post women Do women sacrifice themselves too much for men? 42 28 minutes ago parenting For Dan - Bible Spanking Discussion 26 2 hours ago women Is It Possible... 15 2 hours ago biography Judicial biographies anyone? 21 3 hours ago biography So has anyone preordered Sarahs book? 45 3 hours ago parenting Spanking your children should be ILLEGAL. 664 7 hours ago memoir Have You Written a Memoir - Come Tell Us About It. 1224 1 day ago Search Customer Discussions Search all Amazon discussions

The Motherhood community Latest activity 32 minutes ago 1,860 customers have contributed 997 products, 118 lists & guides and more... › Explore the community The Women community Latest activity 1 hour ago 11,664 customers have contributed 28,281 products, 1,135 lists & guides and more... › Explore the community The Memoir community Latest activity 2 hours ago 12,268 customers have contributed 7,173 products, 832 lists & guides and more... › Explore the community Related forums biography (51 discussions) memoir (83 discussions) motherhood (4 discussions) parenting (253 discussions) women (70 discussions) yvonne bynoe Explore more › See all Customer Communities › Your communities

---

Listmania!

Poetry Slam: A list by Laure-Madeleine   Baby Shower Presents for the Reading Mother: A list by Anatidae Ling "Anatidae Ling"   Most Popular Books on Buddhism: A list by Amazonian Create a Listmania! list

Search Listmania!

---

So You'd Like to...

have a happy baby: A guide by Denise Punger MD IBCLC "author of Permission to Mother"   Raise Thoughtful, Natural, Peaceful, Responsible Children.: A guide by coolslaw   be a buddhist: A guide by Nicole C. Deyton "nicolajoy" Create a guide

Search Guides

---

Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)

Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.

› See featured Amapedia.com articles

---

Look for Similar Items by Category

• Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Specific Groups > Women
• Books > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Sociology
• Books > Nonfiction > Women's Studies
• Books > Parenting & Families > Family Relationships > Motherhood

---

Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Books by subject:
Parent And Child
Family & Relationships
Family / Parenting / Childbirth
Child Care/Parenting
Family & Relationships / Parenting / Motherhood
Parenting - Motherhood
Women's Studies - General
Women


i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Ad feedback

 

Feedback If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? Is there any other feedback you would like to provide? Your comments can help make our site better for everyone. Please note that we are unable to respond directly to all feedback submitted via this form, but we'll ask you to sign in so we can contact you if needed.

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

› View and edit your browsing history

Get to Know Us Careers Investor Relations Press Releases Amazon and Our Planet Make Money with Us Sell on Amazon Join Associates Self-publish with Us › See all Let Us Help You Shipping Rates & Policies Amazon Prime Returns Help

Canada | China | France | Germany | Japan | United Kingdom  And don't forget: Amazon Windowshop | AmazonWireless | Askville | Audible | DPReview | Endless | IMDb | Shopbop | SoundUnwound | Warehouse Deals by Amazon | Zappos Conditions of Use | Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Soft Skull Press (April 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593762399
• ISBN-13: 978-1593762391
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #692,378 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Who's Your Mama?, November 5, 2009

By	The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

WHO'S YOUR MAMA? is an incredibly well-written collection of essays about the sorority of motherhood. Each chapter is a different essay telling the challenges of having, longing for, not wanting, or desperately seeking entrance into the complex, yet rewarding status of mother. Every essay concludes with a short biography of the author. Readers will root for, find judgment in, or gain a better understanding of this diverse group of women. The conventional wisdom of modern motherhood is delved deeply into. Each woman explores what motherhood means to her and, in the process, readers will be challenged to face their own hopes, dreams, fears, and realities.

Topics include miscarriages, adoption, in-vitro fertilization, donor insemination, single parenthood, custody battles, lesbian motherhood, divorce, raising step-children, raising bi-racial children, being a stay-at-home-mom, and balancing a career and motherhood. The decision to have children is almost as difficult as the lifelong process of rearing children. Whether you've always wanted children, never wanted children, or find yourself suddenly becoming a parent, this book is sure to be a treasure.

Reviewed by Christina Lenear
for The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Testimonies of Women and Mothers, June 29, 2009

By	Rhymes, Views & News Reviews "Author, Arts P... (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

Who's Your Mama? Edited by Yvonne Bynoe presents intriguing, heart felt, honest and critical essays from diverse women on the choices women make regarding motherhood. Can a woman be a "stay at home" mom by society's definition, an activist and a writer? Many women do not fit into society's label of a "stay at home" mom, yet they are fully present, nurturing, creative, resourceful, supportive and available to their children as any "stay at home" mom is, no matter what their chosen path and careers may be. These essays answer questions about the experiences of women who: have chosen not be become parents, raise children with or without a partner, raise multi-racial children, are gay parents. The contributors within the anthology are artists, entrepreneurs, activists, chefs, educators and more. We get a glimpse of the stories of women who choose to work from within the home to care for their families. We also get a glimpse of the lives of women who work for their communities and within various professions, while at the same time balancing their personal and family lives. Yvonne Bynoe and the contributors of this anthology, reveal to us what it means to be an empowered woman embracing life in the face of choosing to be a mother or not.

DuEwa Frazier
Rhymes, Views & News Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Who's your Mama?, March 25, 2009

By	Shannon Hernandez (Pittsburg, Ca USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I LOVE this book this is a must read for every Women I could not put it down.