The Million Mom March that takes place ...
(diğer)
The Million Mom March that takes place in Washington this Mother’s Day has been prompted by a rash of shootings involving children. But will rallies pushing for tougher gun laws make a difference?
(daha az)
Three exceptional mothers are interview...
(diğer)
Three exceptional mothers are interviewed on Mother’s Day. The woman who organized of the Million Mom March, the woman who thought of the "Take Our Daughters To Work" concept, and the creator of Barney discuss women's contributions.
(daha az)
Florence Thompson’s name is forgotten, ...
(diğer)
Florence Thompson’s name is forgotten, but few people forget her face. When she was photographed by Dorothea Lange in 1936, the image of this migrant mother haunted the nation throughout the Great Depression.
(daha az)
Women in the 1950s were supposed to sta...
(diğer)
Women in the 1950s were supposed to stay home and take care of the children and husbands. But the the number of women working outside the home actually increased in the 1950s: 33 percent of the workforce in that decade were women.
(daha az)
Since the publication of Betty Friedan’...
(diğer)
Since the publication of Betty Friedan’s landmark book, "The Feminine Mystique," 30 years ago, the number of working mothers has skyrocketed. But many mothers are now torn between their work and their children.
(daha az)
Aired during the Democratic primary cam...
(diğer)
Aired during the Democratic primary campaign, this segment in a Nightly News series looks at Barack Obama’s parents, a white mother from Kansas and a black man from Africa who abandoned him and his mother at the age of two.
(daha az)
Historian and author Lillian Schlissel ...
(diğer)
Historian and author Lillian Schlissel has compiled hundreds of diaries written by mothers who made the treacherous journey to the American West. She shares their stories of courage in this interview on the Today show.
(daha az)
Author Margaret Warner got a lot of att...
(diğer)
Author Margaret Warner got a lot of attention with her 2005 book, "Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety," and its claim that contemporary American mothers were driving themselves crazy trying to be perfect.
(daha az)
Ann Landers celebrates her 25th anniver...
(diğer)
Ann Landers celebrates her 25th anniversary as an advice columnist and reflects on the changes in American motherhood with NBC’s Phil Donahue.
(daha az)
After the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers saw that mothers could play a crucial role in the new nation, by encouraging patriotic values among their sons. The name for this new role for women was "Republican Motherhood."
(daha az)
The number of stay at home fathers has ...
(diğer)
The number of stay at home fathers has increased significantly over the past decade. More mothers are heading back to work, while fathers take care of the children.
(daha az)