.My research offers a wider point of view on girls's knowledge of mothering and also a deeper understanding of exactly how women without biological youngsters support the nation as well as its own future.' Moms of all youngsters' One such woman was Katharine Bement Davis, the subject of my current research.Born in Buffalo grass, Nyc, in 1860, Davis belonged to a production of "brand new ladies" who pursued college, developed expert occupations and also defended political liberties.