10 Moms Who Changed the Meaning of Motherhood in 2015

This former military mom captured a viral image of breastfeeding moms to normalize breastfeeding in all environments — even the most masculine one.

Tara Ruby, a former Air Force servicewoman, captured a group of active-duty, breastfeeding military moms nursing their babies after the first-ever nursing room opened at Fort Bliss in El Paso, TX. The groundbreaking photo quickly went viral and brought attention to breastfeeding in public and the shaming that nursing moms endure. In describing her photo, Tara wrote:

I was active duty a long time ago when support for breastfeeding moms wasn't even an option or a consideration. We have come so far. Breastfeeding their babies doesn't make them less of a soldier — I believe it makes them a better one.