Marquee mamas: being a star at work and home requires beauty, grace, love and sacrifice. From: Ebony | Date: May 1, 2008| Author: Norment, Lynn | COPYRIGHT 2008 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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Yes, they live crazy-busy lives, like most mothers. They work long hours on jobs that regularly require them to travel and leave their children behind. At home they spend "quality time" with their kids, taking them to movies, dinners, play dates, school activities and theme parks. They cook when they can, but they also eat fast food or meals prepared by hired help or family members. And they also rely on their spouses mad mothers mad extended famil...