Aurora wonders what went wrong, whether Emma's death irrevocably damaged the children or whether she somehow failed in her maternal duties.

Gilman argues that women "work longer and harder than most men, and not solely in maternal duties."

Free restaurants have been established for working mothers, and they have thus been enabled to perform their maternal duties much more successfully.

Lincke now demanded that Sousa fulfil her maternal duties and leave stage work.

Suddenly the Rowan did, though she had given the incident no further thought, being involved in maternal duties.

The desire to liberate women from traditional maternal duties was an ideological underpinning of the Children's Society system.

They were to be prepared for their maternal duties and given material assistance to maintain a higher standard of motherhood.

Margo whirling in on Visiting Day, having alerted the press, of course, that she is doing her maternal duty.

An affectionate letter came from the governor's wife, alive to her maternal duties as never before.

Meanwhile, apart from their regular employment, mothers have the responsibility of maternal duties and are therefore working twice over.