{"product_id":"9780349702162","title":"Doing It All","description":"Author: Ruby Russell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349702162\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Dialogue\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With courage, compassion and generosity, Russell presents an intersectional history which honours single motherhood in all its complexity . . . Bold, revelatory and a joy to read'\u003c\/b\u003e Elinor Cleghorn, author of \u003ci\u003eUnwell Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lucid and liberating' \u003c\/b\u003eEliane Glaser, author of \u003ci\u003eMotherhood: A Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearly a quarter of UK families with dependent children are single-parent families, and around 90% of single parents are women. Yet the single mother is still cast as victim or welfare queen, sexually irresponsible or too independent by half.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracing a history through Victorian brothels, welfare rights activism and Black feminist traditions of othermothering, Ruby Russell tells a different story: of motherhood defined not by marriage or men, but as a nexus of solidarity beyond the patriarchal status quo.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA personal quest for empowerment, \u003ci\u003eDoing It All\u003c\/i\u003e is also a fierce critique of the structures that leave single mums marginalised and exhausted - and a call to reclaim mothering as the life force of sustainable, connected and radically responsible communities.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA riveting memoir-cum-cri-de-c ur-cum-manifesto for envisioning motherhood anew' \u003c\/b\u003eKirsten Swinth, author of \u003ci\u003eFeminism's Forgotten Fight\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67665954701470,"sku":"ADS-9780349702162","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349702162.jpg?v=1792644327","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349702162","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}