The Daughters - Full Story - Martha

Martha recounts her time as a Stay at Home Daughter. She recalls her experience getting married at 17 years old after a short 2 months of courtship. She remembers a time when her husband was in a mental institute, she was trying to find employment while being unable to pay rent or find childcare for 4 children under the age of 6. Martha recalls the moral dilemma she faced as a Stay at Home Daughter. Is it permissible to break the Stay at Home Daughter ideology and get a job to provide for my children? Listen to Martha's full story that will be featured in the upcoming "The Daughters" audio documentary.

The Daughters is an audio documentary featuring the stories of those who were a part of the patriarchal Stay at Home Daughter movement. The Stay at Home Daughter movement held to the basic premise that women even well into adulthood should not leave their father’s house, but stay under his household and authority. This is often included with the idea that women do not need to, nor should they, pursue a career outside of the home since living and serving in the home is of the highest honor. The documentary aims to tell the stories of women who have left this movement and the affect it had on them.

More information can be found on www.thedaughtersdocu.com

--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joanna-adams9/support