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

Traister, Rebecca (author.).

Summary: "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"--

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  • ISBN: 9781476716565
  • ISBN: 1476716560
  • ISBN: 9781476716572
  • ISBN: 1476716579
  • Physical Description: xii, 339 pages ; 24 cm
    print
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-316).
Formatted Contents Note: 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.
Subject: United States Social conditions
United States History
United States Civilization
Feminism United States History
Women United States Social conditions
Single women United States History

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch 306.8153 T768a 2016 (Text) 33126020685503 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Erlanger Branch 306.8153 T768a 2016 (Text) 33126020685495 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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