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The Seed: Infertility Is a Feminist Issue

The Seed: Infertility Is a Feminist Issue

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General ParentingWomen's Studies

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ISBN10: 1552453855
ISBN13: 9781552453858
Publisher: Coach House Books
Published: Apr 30 2019
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.40 Width: 4.80 Depth: 7.50
Language: English

Notes on desire, reproduction, and grief, and how feminism doesn't support women struggling to have children

In pop culture as much as in policy advocacy, the feminist movement has historically left infertile women out in the cold. This book traverses the chilly landscape of miscarriage, and the particular grief that accompanies the longing to make a family. Framed by her own desire for a child, journalist Alexandra Kimball brilliantly reveals the pain and loneliness of infertility, especially as a lifelong feminist. Her experience of online infertility support groups -- where women gather in forums to discuss IVF, surrogacy, and isolation -- leaves her longing for a real life community of women working to break down the stigma of infertility.

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