- Headline: "Single Mothers Stand Proud"
- Subheading: MOMMA, The Organization for Divorced Women in America
- Source: Kyunghyang Shinmun
- Date of Publication: August 3, 1973
- Summary:
A Los Angeles-based organization is challenging the idea that raising a child alone, whether due to divorce, separation, widowhood, or unwed motherhood, is anything but normal. Yet society remains unkind to single mothers. Women, on average, earn only half of what men do, struggle to secure bank credit, and frequently face social discrimination. To address these challenges, MOMMA was founded just over a year ago. Today, it has 600 members in Los Angeles and New York, with branches in 85 locations nationwide. Its official publication, a tabloid-sized newsletter, reaches nearly 10,000 women, offering a platform for single mothers to share personal struggles, lived experiences, and perspectives on child-rearing. In the early 1970s, when this article was written, the influence of the second-wave feminist movement was contributing to a growing awareness of women's sexual autonomy and reproductive rights. As a result, unwed mothers, who had previously been pressured to relinquish their children for adoption, increasingly began choosing to raise them instead. This article reflects the shifting social dynamics during that period.
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