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Michelle Obama and the meaning of motherhood
Oyeronke Oyewumi teaches sociology at Stony Brook, and is the author of "The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses." This week, Time magazine attempts to decode "The Meaning of Michelle" Obama. So it's worth remembering that Obama sees herself, primarily, as a mom. Time reminds us that as "the great-great-granddaughter of slaves now occupies a house built by them,...
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