All the Single Ladies
Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Format: Book
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description: xii, 339 pages ; 24 cm
"Today, only twenty percent of Americans are wed by age twenty-nine, compared to nearly sixty percent in 1960. The Population Reference Bureau calls it a 'dramatic reversal.' [This book presents a] portrait of contemporary American life and how we got here, through the lens of the single American woman, covering class, race, [and] sexual orientation, and filled with ... anecdotes from ... contemporary and historical figures"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Watch out for that woman : the political and social power of an unmarried nation -- Single women have often made history : unmarried in America -- The sex of the cities : urban life and female independence -- Dangerous as lucifer matches : the friendships of women -- My solitude, my self : single women on their own -- For richer : work, money, and independence -- For poorer : single women and sexism, racism, and poverty -- Sex and the single girls : virginity to promiscuity and beyond -- Horse and carriage : marrying--and not marrying--in the time of singlehood -- Then comes what? and when? : independence and parenthood.
Subjects:
Single women -- United States -- History.
Women -- United States -- Social conditions.
Feminism -- United States -- History.
United States -- Civilization.
United States -- History.
United States -- Social conditions.
Single women -- United States -- History.
Women -- United States -- Social conditions.
Feminism -- United States -- History.
United States -- Civilization.
United States -- History.
United States -- Social conditions.
ISBN:
9781476716565
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Gender Women Tra | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
SOCIAL SCI Gender Women Tra | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
SOCIAL SCI Gender Women Tra | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
SOCIAL SCI Tra | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
SOCIAL SCI Gender Women Tra | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-316).