.My investigation delivers a more comprehensive point of view on girls's experiences of mothering and a deeper understanding of exactly how women without natural kids contribute to the country and its own future.' Mamas of all children' One such lady was Katharine Bement Davis, the subject matter of my present research.Born in Buffalo grass, The Big Apple, in 1860, Davis belonged to a creation of "new females" that pursued higher education, built professional jobs as well as fought for political rights.