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The saying is true: The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. And the world has never needed mothers more. World and national leaders can't agree on how to educate our children or empower us to feed our families, on how to join together as a global community or keep us safe. Fortunately, mothers-the most underestimated and unsung political group-hold the future in their arms and hands.

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is the cofounder and CEO of MomsRising, an organization with over a million members across the nation working to increase economic security, decrease discrimination, and to build a nation where everyone can thrive. She is also a frequent public speaker, radio host, and an award-winning author. She has also been published and featured in numerous outlets, including: Politico, USA Today, CNN, MSNBC, the Washington Post, and HuffPost.

Foreword	p. 1
Introduction	p. 5
Believe
Motherhood Made Me Do It	p. 15
Alien	p. 25
Mom, Interrupted	p. 30
Rebel Mom	p. 40
As a Mother	p. 48
Life Under Construction	p. 50
Of Volcanoes and Ruins and Gardens	p. 59
Mothers Against Faith	p. 67
Well-Behaved Women	p. 70
The Secret Lives of Babysitters	p. 75
My Bus	p. 83
On Receiving Notice of My Stepdaughter's Pregnancy	p. 89
Shown the Ropes	p. 94
In Albania	p. 101
Teach
Twists in the Plot	p. 111
First-Grade Values	p. 124
How to Make a Democrat from Scratch	p. 129
Revolution on Your Skin	p. 135
Because I'm Not Dead	p. 138
Making a Minyan in Vermont	p. 147
The Making of a Scholar	p. 155
Chubby Cheeks, Dimpled Chin	p. 164
Mothering in Real Time	p. 174
All-Consumed	p. 181
Playground Prophets	p. 189
Girl-Shy	p. 194
A Letter to My Daughter at Thirteen	p. 201
Act
The Maternal Is Sustainable	p. 219
Politics of the Heart	p. 225
Campaign Confidential	p. 230
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Miles	p. 240
The Mean Moms	p. 243
One Day	p. 250
Trying Out	p. 253
Good Riddance, Attention Whore	p. 260
Adoption in III Acts	p. 264
Performing Mother Activism	p. 280
Pregnant in New York	p. 285
The Born	p. 289
Signora	p. 293
Raising Small Boys in a Time of War	p. 298
The Mother Is Standing	p. 309
Peace March Sans Children	p. 314
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The Maternal Is Political Women Writers at the Intersection of Motherhood and Social Change

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