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A review by kylieqrada
Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change by Angela Garbes
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
I read this in a day. Not what i was expecting, but absolutely stunning. This is more like a memoir interspersed with the author's personal philosophy of mothering as change-making. I was blown away and inspired by Angela's deeply vulnerable exploration of her experiences as a child and mother.
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, and Racism
Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
Minor: Mental illness, Rape, and Medical trauma