"Working Mother"
This entry is to continue my ideas regarding the “Working Mother” and the “Renaissance Woman.” In the early Renaissance period women were to fit a mold, be a loyal wife and mother. Later in the Renaissance period women began to break that mold. They began promoting the arts, and focusing on education. It was very difficult to break this mold, as they were looked at as if they were distasteful.
As I jump ahead to the 21st century and think about the “Working Mother,” I wonder if women are still fighting to break that mold. Have we really progressed as much as we think we have? I know from personal experience, I have had to justify my career and educational choices to my family and friends because I am a wife and mother; whereas my husband is never questioned for his educational or career aspirations. My Christian background also teaches that a woman’s place is in the home. It seems like women today are still fighting to be a Renaissance woman.
Posted by nici at December 15, 2005 10:55 AM