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All the single ladies : unmarried women and the rise of an independent nation

Traister, Rebecca. (Author).
Book  - 2016
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  • ISBN: 1476716560
  • ISBN: 9781476716565
  • Physical Description xii, 339 pages
  • Edition First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.

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All the Single Ladies : Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
All the Single Ladies : Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
by Traister, Rebecca
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All the Single Ladies : Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
A Note on Interviews and Attributionp. xi
Introductionp. 1
Chapter 1Watch Out for That Woman: The Political and Social Power of an Unmarried Nationp. 13
Chapter 2Single Women Have Often Made History: Unmarried in Americap. 37
Chapter 3The Sex of the Cities: Urban Life and Female Independencep. 70
Chapter 4Dangerous as Lucifer Matches: The Friendships of Womenp. 96
Chapter 5My Solitude, My Sell-Single Women on Their Ownp. 123
Chapter 6For Richer: Work, Money, and independencep. 153
Chapter 7For Poorer: Single Women and Sexism, Racism, and Povertyp. 182
Chapter 8Sex and the Single Girls: Virginity to Promiscuity and Beyondp. 211
Chapter 9Horse and Carriage: Marrying-And Not Marrying-In the Time of Singlehoodp. 237
Chapter 10Then Comes What? And When? Independence and Parenthoodp. 267
Conclusionp. 297
Appendixp. 301
Where Are They Now?p. 305
Acknowledgmentsp. 311
Selected Bibliographyp. 313
Notesp. 317