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The quote argues that giving birth alone does not define motherhood. It says biology by itself does not make someone a mother any more than performing a pregnancy-related role makes them an obstetrician. The point is that the title comes from more than carrying a pregnancy to term.
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About Norah Vincent
American writer
Norah Vincent was an American writer known for her columns and essays in major newspapers and magazines. She wrote regularly for the Los Angeles Times, The Advocate, The Village Voice, and Salon.com, and her work also appeared in The New Republic, The New York Times, the New York Post, and The Washington Post. She drew wide attention in 2006 with Self-Made Man, a book based on her eighteen months living as a man. Her writing moved across politics, culture, and public life, with a reporter’s eye for experience and identity.
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Books by Norah Vincent
Voluntary madness
2008
Adeline
2015
Self-Made Man
2006
Thy neighbor
2013