In those days a working mother was regarded as a bit of an oddity.在当时，一个外出工作的母亲被认为有点怪异。One of my adult students was a stressed-out working mother.我的成人学生里，有一个是一位心力交瘁的在职妈妈。In general, employers do little to help the single working mother.一般而言，雇主很少为工作的单亲妈妈提供帮助。