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A woman is —somebody’s daughter, somebody’s sister, somebody’s wife (or ex-wife), somebody’s mother or somebody’s widow.
Daughters deal with adult responsibilities and parents who are growing older.
Sisters work to develop an adult relationship with siblings while attempting to put to rest the sibling rivalry of the growing up years.
Wives face a multitude of decisions - such as, should I work, must I work, should my contribution to our ntarriage be homemaker or career person or possibly both? Wives also face questions of how to be a helpmate without giving up personal identity.
Mother is an umbrella word for maid, nurse, chauffeur, social worker, and teacher, among others. No woman who is now raising, or has already raised, children has to be told that this role of woman is both fulfilling and frustrating.
Divorce and remarriage in today’s society have thrust additional roles on women. Different and sometimes non-traditional roles are imposed when marriages end and mothers gain sole custody of their children or inherit through remarriage the title of stepmother and the responsibility of stepchildren.
When a mother’s children are grown, how does she adapt to a now “empty nest”? When a wife becomes a widow, more changes occur and again adjustments must be made. Who would know best the problems that women face? Who can best give support and advice to women having
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