Charity Hoffman (PhD Student) and Mary Ruffolo Receive Grant from Rackham Graduate School to Interview First-Time Mothers

Charity Hoffman (PhD student) along with mentor Professor Mary Ruffolo received a grant from Rackham Graduate School to interview first-time mothers for her dissertation which focuses on the transition to motherhood. She is especially interested in how the U.S.'s lack of maternity leave policy impacts women and their families, and how the absence of formal policy may reproduce race and class inequalities.