All the single ladies : unmarried women and the rise of an independent nation
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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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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 36.00 |
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Table of Contents
All the Single Ladies : Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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A Note on Interviews and Attribution | p. xi | |
Introduction | p. 1 | |
Chapter 1 | Watch Out for That Woman: The Political and Social Power of an Unmarried Nation | p. 13 |
Chapter 2 | Single Women Have Often Made History: Unmarried in America | p. 37 |
Chapter 3 | The Sex of the Cities: Urban Life and Female Independence | p. 70 |
Chapter 4 | Dangerous as Lucifer Matches: The Friendships of Women | p. 96 |
Chapter 5 | My Solitude, My Sell-Single Women on Their Own | p. 123 |
Chapter 6 | For Richer: Work, Money, and independence | p. 153 |
Chapter 7 | For Poorer: Single Women and Sexism, Racism, and Poverty | p. 182 |
Chapter 8 | Sex and the Single Girls: Virginity to Promiscuity and Beyond | p. 211 |
Chapter 9 | Horse and Carriage: Marrying-And Not Marrying-In the Time of Singlehood | p. 237 |
Chapter 10 | Then Comes What? And When? Independence and Parenthood | p. 267 |
Conclusion | p. 297 | |
Appendix | p. 301 | |
Where Are They Now? | p. 305 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 311 | |
Selected Bibliography | p. 313 | |
Notes | p. 317 |