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UK Libraries has shifted to an online service delivery model due to the temporary closing of campus library locations.

Please contact us via chat
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Email requests after hours are generally answered within one business day.

Additional help options can be found on our Ask Us page.

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Encyclopedia of Motherhood

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Provides information on the central terms, concepts, topics, issues, themes, debates, theories, and texts and examines the topic of motherhood in various contexts such as history and geography and by academic discipline. Andrea O'Reilly, ed. Sage Reference. 3 vols. Available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).