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All the single ladies : unmarried women and the rise of an independent nation / Rebecca Traister.

by Traister, Rebecca.

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Simon & Schuster, 2016.

Single women -- United States -- History.

Women -- Social conditions.

Feminism -- History.

United States -- Civilization.

United States -- History.

United States -- Social conditions.

9781476716565 (hc.)

9781476716572 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Single ladies : unmarried women and the rise of an independent nation

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

xii, 339 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-316)

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.

Journalist Rebecca Traister started a book that she thought would be about the twenty-first-century phenomenon of the American single woman. Over the course of her research, Traister made a startling discovery: historically, when women have had options beyond early heterosexual marriage, their resulting independence has provoked massive social change. Unmarried women were crucial to the abolition, suffrage, temperance, and labor movements; they created settlement houses and secondary education for women. Today, only 20% of Americans are wed by age 29, compared to nearly 60% in 1960. How this generation of independent women is changing the world. A remarkable 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 fascinating contemporary and historical figures.

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