Maternal thinking Book

This book really surprised me. Ruddick gets caricatured as the epitome of essentialist, naive, white solipsistic, middle class, US centric feminism. She's actually much more self-aware and critical in her claims that she gets credit for. Of course, she must be supplemented with work by feminist/maternal theorists of color; Dorothy Robert's, Angela Davis', and Patricia Hill Collins' work all immediately comes to mind.

There's so much here that's still relevant to contemporary conversations, especially about peacemaking as a daily/ordinary practice; this could offer insights to how to deal with conflict and harm without turning to the police or prison-industrial complex. Very rich text and still worth reading!