The present study and memorial of life, by title 'Maternity experienced throughout academic
life: Memories and narratives of university mothers'', has as general objective to investigate
and understand the main challenges faced by five university mothers in reconciling
motherhood and academic life. Supported by narrative research, the body of the text
dialogues with my experiences as a university mother, since I became a mother during
graduation and it was through my experiences that the enthusiasm to write on the subject
emerged. The authors who contributed significantly to the theoretical basis of the research
were: Elizabeth Batinder (1985), Nancy Chodorow (2002), Laura Gutman (2003), Márcia
Neder (2016), Maria Tereza Maldonado (1996). The results of the field research showed that
these mothers experience a great burden resulting from the accumulation of responsibilities
imposed on women, who in turn need to account for household duties, work and care for their
spouse and children, which generates tiredness and physical exhaustion, affecting academic
performance. Through the reports, the lack of time to study at home, the absence of the
family and university support network, the challenges of locomotion, financial difficulty and
the feelings of anguish and distress of mothers in having to leave babies with other people to
be able to continue their studies are evidenced.
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