Unveiling Motherhood: Jennifer Case Challenges the Politics and Nature Behind Our Most Sacred Bond
Written during and in the aftermath of her second pregnancy, We Are Animals unpacks the ways that early motherhood has been written about, argued over, legislated, idealized, and regulated by other people for centuries. Case expertly weaves the experiences of other animals into this collection of essays so that mothers – and anyone interested in the plight of mothers – might draw inspiration and strength from the natural world.
I spoke to her from her home in central Arkansas. This interview has been edited for length.
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