.My study gives a wider standpoint on women's knowledge of mothering and a deeper understanding of exactly how females without natural kids bring about the nation as well as its own future.' Mothers of all kids' One such girl was Katharine Bement Davis, the topic of my present research.Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1860, Davis was a member of a production of "brand-new women" who sought college, created professional jobs and also fought for political legal rights.