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maternal power/powerlessness  

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  • Maternal power fluctuates synchronically and diachronically. For example, in the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries, motherhood was respected and mothers were trusted to understand and practice the latest scientific ideas beneficial to their children. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Maternal Power/Powerlessness]

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