All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an

All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation

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The New York Times bestselling investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women is â‚¬Å“an informative and thought-provoking book for anyoneâ‚¬"not just the single ladiesâ‚¬"who want to gain a greater understanding of this pivotal moment in the history of the United Statesâ‚¬Â (The New York Times Book Review).

In 2009, award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister started All the Single Ladies about the twenty-first century phenomenon of the American single woman. It was the year the proportion of American women who were married dropped below fifty percent; and the median age of first marriages, which had remained between twenty and twenty-two years old for nearly a century (1890â‚¬â€œ1980), had risen dramatically to twenty-seven.

But over the course of her vast research and more than a hundred interviews with academics and social scientists and prominent single women, Traister discovered a startling truth: the phenomenon of the single woman in America is not a new one. And historically, when women were given options beyond early heterosexual marriage, the results were massive social changeâ‚¬"temperance, abolition, secondary education, and more. Today, only twenty percent of Americans are married by age twenty-nine, compared to nearly sixty percent in 1960.

â‚¬Å“An informative and thought-provoking book for anyoneâ‚¬"not just single ladiesâ‚¬Â (The New York Times Book Review), All the Single Ladies is a remarkable portrait of contemporary American life and how we got here, through the lens of the unmarried American woman. Covering class, race, sexual orientation, and filled with vivid anecdotes from fascinating contemporary and historical figures, â‚¬Å“weâ‚¬re better off reading Rebecca Traister on women, politics, and America than pretty much anyone elseâ‚¬Â (The Boston Globe).
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2016-03-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476716565

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2016-03-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476716565

All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation

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