Kay's Convention for Mothers

Are We Having Fun Yet

This flow traces Kay Willis's ambitious effort to create a professional gathering where mothers can rest, network, and recognize their own work.

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A Convention Dream A Convention Dream from "Are We Having Fun Yet". Imagining a Professional Gathering Kay Willis wants mothers to have the kind of convention corporations and professional societies provide.

A Convention Dream from "Are We Having Fun Yet". Imagining a Professional Gathering Kay Willis wants mothers to have the kind of convention corporations and professional societies provide.

Imagining a Professional Gathering Kay Willis wants mothers to have the kind of convention corporations and professional societies provide. Missing Institution Mothers have responsibilities but few organized opportunities to exchange methods and recover. Ambition The dream links parental support with professional recognition.

Two-Month Planning Two-Month Planning from "Are We Having Fun Yet". An Impossible Schedule Kay Willis conceives the convention only two months before the planned May event.

Two-Month Planning from "Are We Having Fun Yet". An Impossible Schedule Kay Willis conceives the convention only two months before the planned May event.

An Impossible Schedule Kay Willis conceives the convention only two months before the planned May event. Limited Resources She has little money, little planning experience, and an $84 deposit available. Improvisation The project advances through relationships and confidence rather than institutional security.

Donated Support Donated Support from "Are We Having Fun Yet". Building a Gift Economy Kay Willis solicits businesses for donations so attendees can receive useful items and activities.

Donated Support from "Are We Having Fun Yet". Building a Gift Economy Kay Willis solicits businesses for donations so attendees can receive useful items and activities.

Building a Gift Economy Kay Willis solicits businesses for donations so attendees can receive useful items and activities. Community Response Companies respond generously to a project that makes mothers visible as consumers and citizens. Shared Ownership The convention becomes a community achievement rather than a private venture.

Motherships Motherships from "Are We Having Fun Yet". Solving the Cost Barrier Kay Willis realizes that many mothers cannot pay the fee or hotel expense and invents the idea of mothership scholarships.

Motherships from "Are We Having Fun Yet". Solving the Cost Barrier Kay Willis realizes that many mothers cannot pay the fee or hotel expense and invents the idea of mothership scholarships.

Solving the Cost Barrier Kay Willis realizes that many mothers cannot pay the fee or hotel expense and invents the idea of mothership scholarships. Access Expanded Companies fund attendance for mothers who have never traveled alone. Principle A mothers' convention must include those without personal expense accounts.

The Giant Sleepover The Giant Sleepover from "Are We Having Fun Yet". Celebration and Recognition More than a hundred mothers from five states gather for meals, workshops, laughter, and performance.

The Giant Sleepover from "Are We Having Fun Yet". Celebration and Recognition More than a hundred mothers from five states gather for meals, workshops, laughter, and performance.

Celebration and Recognition More than a hundred mothers from five states gather for meals, workshops, laughter, and performance. New Community Grandmothers, daughters, and grandchildren share rooms while strangers become peers. Public Milestone The convention proves that mothers want fellowship, rest, and professional dignity.

before 1984

in February 1984

during the spring of 1984

two weeks before the convention

the first weekend of May 1984