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    Without Child: Challenging the Stigma of Childlessness
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    Without Child: Challenging the Stigma of Childlessness

    By Laurie Lisle

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    Without Child challenges the stigma of childlessness by offering childless women the lifeaffirming story of themselves. Beginning with the difficult inner journey a woman faces before finally deciding or realizing she will not bear children, Without Child explores the myth of the childless woman's rejection of the maternal instin
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLaurie Lisle
    Release dateAug 29, 2013
    ISBN9780786755387
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    Without Child: Challenging the Stigma of Childlessness
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    Laurie Lisle

    In addition to Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O’Keeffe, Laurie Lisle is the author of two books: Without Child: Challenging the Stigma of Childlessness and Louise Nevelson: A Passionate Life. She lectures widely on O’Keeffe and writes essays, articles, and book reviews for various publications. Lisle lives with her husband in northwestern Connecticut and Westchester County, New York.

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