1.0Love, Joy, Feminismhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminismLibby Annehttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/author/libbyHi! Married Feminist Mother Here!rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UgWkQ5hd3m"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2016/01/hi-married-feminist-mother-here.html">Hi! Married Feminist Mother Here!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2016/01/hi-married-feminist-mother-here.html/embed#?secret=UgWkQ5hd3m" width="600" height="338" title="“Hi! Married Feminist Mother Here!” — Love, Joy, Feminism" data-secret="UgWkQ5hd3m" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/166/2016/01/mother-429158_1920.jpg768508Last summer Ladies Against Feminism posted an article titled "Speak for Yourself: Why Single Feminists Should Not Speak for Married Mothers." I've been ruminating over this article ever since and it's still bothering me. For one thing, I'm finding it highly ironic that the author of this piece, Marian Shah, is herself not a mother, while I, the feminist in the room, am a mother. For another thing, the author doesn't seem aware of third wave feminism. And finally, the author's words do not reflect my experience or the experience of the vast majority of the mothers I know, even as she seems to think she is speaking for mothers.