—In reimagining life beyond early marriage, single U.S. women created remarkable change—
The Non-fiction Feature
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
Author: Rebecca Traister
Publisher: Marysue Rucci Books
Pages: 368 | 2016
A move toward independent life did not simply emerge from a clamshell: It was born of generations of dissatisfaction with the inequities of religious, conservative, social practice…The impulse toward liberation isn’t inoculated against by strict conservative backgrounds; it’s often inculcated by them.
The Fiction Spot
Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus
“It is my experience that far too many people do not appreciate the work and sacrifice that goes into being a wife, a mother, a woman.
Well, I am not one of them. At the end of our thirty minutes together, we will have done something worth doing. We will have created something that will not go unnoticed. We will have made supper. And it will matter.”
The Product Spot
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls is a classic sitcom about unmarried women and the rich, complex, and wonderful lives they lead.