Caroline Grant

In: Women

Caroline Grant spent nearly three

years writing a dissertation that about seven people read (including her mom). Now she is Senior Editor of Literary Mama, where she also writes a monthly movie column for a broad audience (still including her mom). She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of California at Berkeley, and she has taught at Stanford University and the San Francisco Art Institute. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two sons, a life she writes about on her blog, food for thought .

Mama, PhD, coedited with Elrena Evans, is a literary anthology of deeply-felt personal narratives by women both in and out of the academy, writing about their experiences attempting to reconcile bodies with brains. This anthology voices stories of academic women choosing to have, not have, or delay children. The essays in this anthology will speak to and offer support for any woman attempting to combine work and family, and will make recommendations on how to make the academy a more family-friendly workplace.