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What The Early Feminists Knew About Motherhood That Modern Women Have Forgotten

“Can parents survive months of hell as the coronavirus cancels summer camps?” That’s a New York Post headline from May 4. The “hell” in question is children. Time — with our children. Can parents survive, the New York Post queries, a few more months of parenting their children?

By Faith Moore3 min read
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This article is only the latest illustration of a sentiment that came to the fore the moment schools began to be canceled for the year: How are we going to survive taking care of our kids full-time?