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Each year in May we pause to recognize mothers, but the universal impact of motherhood sh
Universal Impact of Motherhood
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ould be celebrated every day. Mothers in carrying out the responsibility of motherhood reach and impact defining aspects of society.
That impact should be recognized and celebrated before and beyond Mother’s Day.
There have been remarkable mothers who also made great historical contributions to society. But while their contributions have been celebrated, they have been unsung heroes when it comes to recognizing they also excelled as mothers and the universal impact of motherhood should be celebrated.
We can look to history and today for examples of the contributions those remarkable women made who were and are also mothers.
Arguably, motherhood has always been one of the toughest jobs on earth.
In many respects, in spite of all of our advancement, the job of motherhood has gotten tougher and deserves our ongoing acknowledgement and recognition of its rightful place among careers and professions.
In recent years, more and more women are choosing to be stay-at-home moms for any number of reasons. At the end of 2023 nearly 25% of mothers identified as stay-at-home moms. In these roles, the universal impact of motherhood should be celebrated.
Motherhood today and through the ages have involved more than child rearing.
Mothers have been in the forefront of fighting to improve many societal conditions, and have led the charge to achieve respect and equality for women throughout history, and even more so today.
These mothers have led and are leading the fight in many areas of public policy affecting all citizens like access to healthcare, a quality education, reducing poverty and homelessness, as well as issues important to women like equal pay, reproductive rights and women maintaining control of their bodies.
But fighting for those issues has inadvertently sublimated and minimized the importance and contributions motherhood has played. The universal impact of motherhood should be celebrated.
Honoring and appreciating motherhood, in all its complexity, its beauty, its pain, its challenges and its fulfillment, should be an ongoing affair because the career of motherhood never ends for those who truly accept the responsibility.
That responsibility reaches beyond the confines of the home.
The role of motherhood impacts all of society — the breadth and depth it has played in history, in many ways, is immeasurable.
Where would history and society be without motherhood?
The universal impact of motherhood should be celebrated.
Portions of this article were published in the Missouri Independent
