Becoming Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft

Women who become mothers are policed and regulated during pregnancy, forced to give up so much - work and ambition, often.

— Ulrika Jonsson

The strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.

— Barbara Kingsolver

Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.

— Barbara Kingsolver

The duty of motherhood, which the vast majority of woman will always undertake, requires the qualities which men need not possess.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Enabling mothers and babies to fulfil this period of vital nurture is not a favour to women; it is a contribution to the whole…

— Gabrielle Palmer

“The very health of a fetus requires the direct coercion of the mother’s body, and while this coercion is in process, the mother reserves…

— Al Stefanelli

A woman's decision to carry a baby to term knowing that she will not reap the fruits of motherhood should be treated as an…

— Nina Easton

Mothers who are strong people, who can pursue a life of their own when it is time to let their children go, empower their…

— Frank Pittman

The respect and protection of woman and of maternity should be raised to the position of an inalienable social duty and should become one…

— Maria Montessori

Any individual or society that fails to honor or provide the opportunity for women to fully exert their power can never truly prosper. All…

— Rod Stryker

Motherhood is neither a duty nor a privilege, but simply the way that humanity can satisfy the desire for physical immortality and triumph over…

— Rebecca West

Women are strong, strong, terribly strong. We don't know how strong until we are pushing out our babies. We are too often treated like…

— Louise Erdrich