.My analysis provides a wider point of view on women's knowledge of mothering and also a deeper understanding of how women without organic youngsters bring about the nation as well as its future.' Mommies of all children' One such woman was Katharine Bement Davis, the subject of my current research.Born in Buffalo grass, New York, in 1860, Davis belonged to a generation of "brand-new girls" that sought college, built specialist jobs and also fought for political civil liberties.