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Book Review of Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way

Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way
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Helpful Score: 3


I really enjoyed this book. It truly changed my perception of my grandmother's generation of women who lived through the depression. It answered many questions that I often wondered about why there was a perception of women needing to be wives and stay-at-home mothers. It describes how these women of that generation really did have dreams, goals, aspirations, but were often held back from this by their own parents or husbands because of "needing to be in line with the customs and culture of that time period." A real eye opening book and a joy to read.