I Chose the World — Dolly Parton Skipped Motherhood, Faced Judgment, and Gave Millions of Kids Their First Books
For generations, society has treated motherhood as the ultimate mark of a woman’s fulfillment. Few women have faced that expectation as persistently as Dolly Parton. Married for decades to Carl Dean, raised in a family of twelve siblings, and celebrated for her warmth and generosity, Parton was often asked the same intrusive question: Why didn’t … Read more