Disruptive Threads and Renegade Yarns: Domestic Textile Making in Selected Women's Writing 1811-1925

Thesis (Ph.D, English) -- Queen's University, 2016-08-03 13:57:45.102

Pregnancy in Spanish elite sportswomen: A qualitative study

Pregnancy and motherhood have been historically considered as reasons why elite sportswomen may end their sport careers. During pregnancy, the safety of both mother and baby has been identified as a key reason for ceasing sport participation. Recent “official” statistics on how many elite athletes are mothers suggest that pregnancy, motherhood, and sport could be no longer mutually exclusive. The aim of this qualitative phenomenological study was to describe the lived pregnancy of Spanish elite sportswomen. Spanish elite sportswomen (n = 20) aged between 18 and 65 years that had been pregnant during their sporting professional career and after the end of their pregnancy had taken up again their professional sporting career for at least one year were included. Data were collected from May 2010 to April 2012 using in-depth personal interviews, investigator’s field notes, and extracts from the participants’ personal letters. Identified themes included: choosing the right moment; fears and doubts; and justifying physical exercise. By giving voice to these elite Spanish sportswomen, their pregnancy experiences are made visible, which might help to gain a better understanding into their expectations and develop policies and practices focused on elite sportswomen during and after pregnancy.

"¿Politizando la maternidad o maternalizando la política? Ciudadanía y participación política de las mujeres de los barrios del sur de san José, 1950-1980"

En este artículo se abordan los aspectos más relevantes en cuanto a la ciudadanía, participación polí­tica y equipamiento urbano en los barrios del Sur de San José, específicamente la comunidad de Luna Parle. El tema se estudia en relación con las formas de control y resistencia y el rol de la maternidad, de las mujeres que participaron en el espacio público comunal. Se enfatizo en el trabajo del Club de Madres, formado en 1974 y el rol de la Junta ProgresistaAbstractThis article studies citizenship, political participation and urban facilities in south San losé, specifically the Luna Park neighborhood. The topic was studied in relation to the forms of control and resistance and the rule of motherhood for women to participate in the communal public space. Emphasis ¡s placed on the work of the Club de Madres, created in 1974 and the role of the Junta Progresista.