Iowa Public Radio Interviews Prof. Victoria Brown About "The Grandmother"

When a child is born, so is a grandmother. This "Talk of Iowa" episode explores the 21st-century grandmother. Host Charity Nebbe talks with Grinnell professor Victoria Brown about how the roles of grandmothers have changed over the generations, and she receives some advice for modern grandmas from the author of The Grandparents Handbook.

Guests on today's program include Victoria Brown, the L.F. Parker Professor of History at Grinnell College, and Elizabeth LaBan, author of The Grandparent's Handbook.