.My investigation supplies a broader viewpoint on girls's adventures of mothering and also a deeper understanding of exactly how women without organic kids help in the nation and also its future.' Mothers of all children' One such lady was Katharine Bement Davis, the topic of my present research.Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1860, Davis belonged to a generation of "brand new women" who sought higher education, constructed professional careers as well as defended political civil rights.