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

Traister, Rebecca

What changes in a country when a growing number of women stay unmarried, and what power do they hold?

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Author
Traister, Rebecca

Why read it

  • You will question the idea that a woman's story is over once she marries
  • You will see why unmarried women now count as a political force that parties court
  • You will spot the old assumption that an adult woman needs a husband to be secure

Who it is for

  • A single woman tired of being told her life is on hold
  • A voter or campaigner trying to understand unmarried women's concerns
  • Anyone who grew up on stories that end in a wedding

Contents

  1. A Note on Interviews and Attribution
  2. Introduction
  3. CHAPTER ONE
  4. Watch Out for That Woman: The Political and Social Power of an Unmarried Nation
  5. CHAPTER TWO
  6. Single Women Have Often Made History: Unmarried in America
  7. CHAPTER THREE
  8. The Sex of the Cities: Urban Life and Female Independence
  9. CHAPTER FOUR
  10. Dangerous as Lucifer Matches: The Friendships of Women
  11. CHAPTER FIVE
  12. My Solitude, My Self: Single Women on Their Own
  13. CHAPTER SIX
  14. For Richer: Work, Money, and Independence
  15. CHAPTER SEVEN
  16. For Poorer: Single Women and Sexism, Racism, and Poverty
  17. CHAPTER EIGHT
  18. Sex and the Single Girls: Virginity to Promiscuity and Beyond
  19. CHAPTER NINE
  20. Horse and Carriage: Marrying—And Not Marrying—In the Time of Singlehood
  21. CHAPTER TEN
  22. Then Comes What? And When? Independence and Parenthood
  23. Conclusion
  24. Appendix
  25. Where Are They Now?
  26. About Rebecca Traister

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