motherhood
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Dunham, 40, has spoken publicly about her struggles with fertility and chronic illness, and grief around her dreams of motherhood after undergoing a hysterectomy when she was 31 years old.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
I want to see Elizabeth James laughing on the set of a photo shoot, with her daughter helping to style the campaign—where motherhood doesn’t end when work begins, and the beauty is the blur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
In this light, posturing as sympathetic is an empty gesture, meant to encourage women into motherhood without actually helping them survive it intact.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Several women with busy careers spoke to the BBC about the challenges of juggling their work with motherhood in the only industrialised nation that does not mandate paid parental leave.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
His next stop was Dana Matherson’s house, where another shaky example of motherhood lived.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
