Project Narrative: Life as a Mother and a Doctor
In this episode of the Project Narrative podcast, Catherine Belling from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine joins Ohio State's Jim Phelan to read and discuss Susan Onthank Mates’s short story, “Laundry” (1994). Mates’s character narrator is a woman doctor, who is simultaneously folding laundry, nursing her child, and thinking about one of her patients who passed away. And the phone is ringing! Catherine unpacks the way the story plays with time, ethics, and identity—and the challenges of simultaneously being a good doctor and a good mother.
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Explore, discover and find your fascination in the College of Arts and Sciences, an inclusive community that pushes disciplinary boundaries to meet some of the most challenging problems of our society. As an Arts and Sciences student, you'll have the freedom to explore all of your intellectual curiosities. Where will your journey take you?
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The College of Arts and Sciences has more than 80 majors, 100 minors and 50 graduate programs — but how do you choose which one best fits you? We know a lot of options can be overwhelming, so we’ve created a customized tool that gives you suggested majors and minors based on your interests.
