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MOMS GO POLITICAL: MATERNALISM IN THE NATIONAL WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION AND WOMEN STRIKE FOR PEACE

Woodburn, Shae A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1587649557147741

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2020, Artium Baccalaureus (AB), Ohio University, Political Science.
Maternalism as a political strategy has been frequently used in US politics. I analyzed maternalism through its use in two groups from the 1960s and 1970s: Women Strike for Peace and the National Welfare Rights Organization. In analyzing these groups, the limitations of maternalism are revealed. Maternalism proves to be an exclusive, sometimes racist strategy that allows white women more success in using it. However, maternalism also offers some benefits in creating a pathway into politics for people otherwise excluded, as well as mobilizing large groups as WSP and NWRO both demonstrate. To conclude, I discuss the ways maternalism can adapt to include an ethic of care that allows for the maintenance of the benefits of maternalism while discarding the problematic gendered and racist elements.
Kathleen Sullivan, Dr. (Advisor)
84 p.
Political Science
political science; maternalism; motherhood; political mobilization; political organizing; National Welfare Rights Organization; Women Strike for Peace

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  • Woodburn, S. A. (2020). MOMS GO POLITICAL: MATERNALISM IN THE NATIONAL WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION AND WOMEN STRIKE FOR PEACE [Electronic thesis or dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1587649557147741

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Woodburn, Shae. MOMS GO POLITICAL: MATERNALISM IN THE NATIONAL WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION AND WOMEN STRIKE FOR PEACE. 2020. Ohio University, Electronic thesis or dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1587649557147741.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Woodburn, Shae. "MOMS GO POLITICAL: MATERNALISM IN THE NATIONAL WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION AND WOMEN STRIKE FOR PEACE." Electronic thesis or dissertation, Ohio University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1587649557147741

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