Preface. Introduction - Motherhood as a new war zone. 1. Motherhood as a moral position. 2. Motherhood as a wish. 3. Motherhood as a decision - 1983. 4. Motherhood as an experience - 1990. 5. Motherhood as development - 1997. 6. Motherhood as narrative of moral resistance. 7. Mature unwed motherhood as a missing text. Conclusion. References. Tables.