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Emma Goldman

Morality and its victim, the mother - what a terrible picture! Is there indeed anything more terrible, more criminal, than our glorified sacred function of motherhood?

Emma Goldman

Mom

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Emma Goldman is criticizing how society uses the idea of morality to control and harm mothers by placing unrealistic and harmful expectations on them. She sees the idealization of motherhood as a dangerous and oppressive role that causes suffering rather than honor.

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