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Archival Collection of Talks on Various Bahá'í Subjects

Motherhood: Primary But Not Exclusive Role

1989

Ms. Haslip describes the negative effect that drugs, alcohol and promiscuity are having upon society. She discusses the feminist movement and its impact on the role of motherhood. She strongly advises the audience to get a copy of the booklet “Women” compiled by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. This booklet focuses on the role of women as “mothers-to-be”. She recites quotations from this booklet. The interwoven roles of motherhood and homemaking must be adopted and husbands need to support their wives in these roles. “We cannot escape the domestic chaos of the society in which we live. Therefore, we will all find ourselves somewhere along the spectrum of the ideal family lifestyle. … Let us begin to reorder our thinking along the lines of the guidance from the Teachings. Let us come to agreement that a woman’s primary responsibility is as a mother and that homemaking is of fundamental importance to mankind.”