A feminist exploration of single motherhood and a passionate call to reclaim the power of mothering In the United States, one child in five is...

A feminist exploration of single motherhood and a passionate call to reclaim the power of mothering

In the United States, one child in five is raised by a single mother. Yet the single mom is still cast as victim or welfare queen, sexually irresponsible or too independent for her own (or her children's) good.   

In Doing It All, journalist and single mother Ruby Russell tells a different story, of single mothering not defined by loss but whole and powerful in its own right. She finds narratives of liberation in Victorian brothels and postwar British slums, in Black feminist theory and the grassroots activism of women fighting for welfare rights.

Doing It All is a personal quest for empowerment, a fierce critique of the systems that leave single moms marginalized and exhausted, and a call to reclaim mothering as the life force of sustainable, connected, and radically responsible communities.  

Author: Ruby Russell
Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
Published: 05/07/2024
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781541602199


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/04/2024

About the Author

Ruby Russell is a single mom and environmental journalist. Originally from London, she currently lives in Berlin, Germany, with her kid and their cat.