Eliza Minot

Apr 22, 2023 | nytimes.com | Jessamine Chan |Alfred A. Knopf |Eliza Minot

IN THE ORCHARD,by Eliza MinotWhat is the relationship between motherhood and capitalism? It’s an uncomfortable question, to put it mildly. There’s the invisible (unpaid) labor of caring for children and managing a household. The (also unpaid) emotional labor of keeping track of tasks and deadlines. The still controversial idea of child care as infrastructure. All the mothers who left the work force during the pandemic.