BRATTLEBORO -- For Wendy Baxter of Brattleboro, the decision to breastfeed her son Forrester wasn't a repudiation of her feminist philosophy, but an affirmation of it.
"I am making a choice of how to use my body," said Baxter, holding her 4-month-old baby in her arms.
Baxter was one of eight women who gathered this week in the Catherine Dianich gallery to talk about the pleasure, politics and problems of breastfeeding.
The discussion was organized by the Brattleboro Breastfeeding Coalition and was a leadup to National Breastfeeding Week which kicks off on Saturday.
In town, the week will be celebrated with art exhibits and a "nurse out."
Amy's Bakery on Main Street and the Dianich Gruver gallery in the Hooker Dunham Theater will both host the second annual "Art of Breastfeeding" show, opening on Aug. 5, during Gallery Walk.
At 4 p.m., on the same day, mothers and babies are invited to take part in a nurse out at the Hooker Dunham.
As Stephanie Keep explained on Wednesday, being around other nursing women can be a source of support.
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