Deaf Mothers, Maternal Thinking and Intersections of Gender and Ability

Table 1.

PseudonymAge (years)Race/ethnicityEducation*Marital statusChildrenBeth41WhiteMSSeparated; hard of hearing husbandHearing daughter, age 14 years; hearing son, age 9 yearsKristen38WhiteMAMarried; deaf husbandDeaf son, age 10 years; deaf daughter, age 8 yearsJanice47JewishMAMarried; deaf husbandDeaf son, age 18 years; deaf daughter, age 15 yearsStephanie45WhiteBAMarried; deaf husbandHearing daughter, age 16 years; hearing daughter, age 14 years; hearing son, age 11 yearsTeresa63WhiteMAMarried; deaf husbandHearing son, age 37 years; hearing daughter, age 36 years; hearing daughter, age 32 years*Only the highest degree obtained is listed. MA = Master of Arts; BA = Bachelor of Arts; MS = Master of Science.

Table 2.

PseudonymAge (years)Race/ethnicityEducation*Marital statusChildrenCarol39WhiteAASMarried; deaf husbandHearing daughter, age 6 yearsHeather36WhiteMADivorced; deaf ex-husbandHearing son, age 9 years; Hearing son, age 5 yearsEllen34White3 years of collegeDivorced; deaf first ex-husband; remarried; deaf husbandDeaf daughter, age 2 years; deaf daughter, age 6 weeksDebbie39WhiteMBAMarried; hearing husbandHearing son, age 10 years; hearing daughter, age 6 yearsMarie38WhiteBSMarried; hard of hearing husbandHearing daughter, age 10 years; hearing son, age 8 years; hearing son, age 4 years; hearing son age 18 months*Only the highest degree obtained is listed. AAS = Associates's; MA = Master of Arts; MBA = Master of Business Administration; BS = Bachelor of Science.