Breastfeeding Moms in Uniform
In Honor of 9/11, This Photographer Shared a Touching Photo of a Breastfeeding Marine
Working moms, we salute you.
And photographer Tara Ruby does it quite literally as part of a portrait series in which she documents women in uniform nursing their children. The inspiration for the collection came after she shot a now-viral image of 10 active-duty military moms breastfeeding their infant babies.
Since that fateful shot, she's expanded her reach outside of the armed forces — but has found her subjects no less awe-inspiring. From a firefighter in head-to-toe tactical gear to a teacher in a blazer to a nurse in hospital scrubs, she hopes to document the mother who has to, day in and day out, put on a uniform, leave her family to go to work, and then come home to breastfeed her baby before bed. In fact, her message — thanks to the powerful inclusion of a Las Vegas showgirl — is that when it comes to that daily grind, every mom is a hero for doing it.
Her latest image, however, returns to her series' roots: in honor of the fifteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, she released what might be the first documented image of a US Marine breastfeeding her infant in uniform.
Read on to find out more about the women Ruby has included in her series so far.
Airman
Labor and Delivery Nurse
Doctor
Las Vegas Showgirl
Teacher
Nurse
Firefighter
Marine
