I believe the main idea of this story is about women who are bound to "lifelong marriages, motherhood, sex and who tries to escape the stereotypical roles of feminism whose gender roles are defined as "CRUEL" to women during the 1950's and 1960's." According to Danielle Crittenden, something is wrong in the lives of American women. They are encouraged to board upon the world seeking fortune and have achieved goals previous generations of women could only dream of. Yet, women today feel more unhappiness, more confusion and more insecurity. What has gone wrong? There is an old saying, "what's old is new again." Ms. Crittenden's message seems to be that a return to the traditional values of America's 1950s is what's called for to help modern women find the happiness so many are seeking. However, within the feminist movement, this is not an old message "traditional values" but the importance in some circles in feminism. The story states "no woman has to be "trapped" at home and confined to her role as a mother." In my opinion, this is defined as no woman needs to give up her role as a parent but yet she can still work or return to work whether it is in the workforce or at home.

Similarly, "The Truly Invisible Hand" by Ann Crittenden discusses mothers (or caretakers for children in general) have a big hand in "producing" the most important "resource" this country can offer -- healthy bodies and healthy minds. On pg. 56, it states "women have long been regarded as deficient in all of these ways including the idea that they are not very good in math." What does this statement tells us? In my opinion, women did not need to take math class but maybe a cooking class which is very sexist. Looking at American motherhood from social, legal, and economic standpoints, the law deprives mothers of financial equality, through lost pay and non-accumulated social security benefits.

Finally, if you are a mother or even if you are thinking of being a mother -- this story will make you think just how important a mother can be.