That said, I think my mother's essay begs the question: What kind of mother was Erica Jong?

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Erica Jong recently wrote in the Wall Street Journal that motherhood has become a trap for the modern mom.

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The daughter of Erica Jong (feminist icon and author of Fear of Flying) has her own style but certainly inherited the ability to capture women of the moment.

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More than 300 notables from all walks of life have contributed essays thus far, including Garrison Keillor, Diane von Furstenberg, Bill Gross, Erica Jong, Muhammad Yunus, Tom Hanks, Ken Burns, Harold Prince, David McCullough, Thomas Friedman, Barbara Kingsolver, and many others.

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"For South Koreans it was just a startling experience to actually see Kim Jong Il meeting and shaking hands with Kim Dae-jung on TV, " says Erica Kang, an aid worker in Seoul.

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