After Emancipation, black women married earlier and more often because they were legally free to do so for the first time, and that was true until after World War II. But middle-class white women married less and later. Rebecca Traister blackclassearly share on social
Up until 1920, women couldn't vote. Until 1974, married women couldn't get their own credit cards or, in some cases, their own loans. Basically, the husband's professional, social, and economic identity covered the individual identity of the wife. Rebecca Traister basicallycardcase share on social
In 1970, the average woman had her first child at 21.4; by 2012, it was almost 26, an age by which many young adults are at least a few years deep into jobs or careers. Rebecca Traister adultageaverage Change image and share on social
In 2013, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, around 64 percent of mothers with children under six worked. Rebecca Traister bureauchildlabor Change image and share on social
My favorite moment of the 2012 election was the debate question where they asked Romney and Obama what they would do to stem gun violence, and Romney's answer was you should marry someone. Rebecca Traister answeraskdebate Change image and share on social
It's a controversial issue: many feminists reasonably worry that by taking the concentration off gender as an independent locus of oppression, we dilute the strength of a women's movement, or of women's rights advocacy. Rebecca Traister advocacyconcentrationcontroversial share on social
The women's movement in the 1970s led more women into the workforce and got them closer to pay equality. Rebecca Traister 1970scloseequality Change image and share on social
'The Daily Show,' which was created by women, Lizz Winstead and Madeleine Smithberg, has earned quite a bit of ink for the fact that it's written mostly by men. Rebecca Traister bitecreatedaily Change image and share on social
You know how few movies there are in the world about women and their work? I mean, it's like 'Silkwood' and 'Erin Brokovich.' There are exceptions, but they are so exceptional. Rebecca Traister brokovicherinexception Change image and share on social
In 220 years of American presidential politics, there had been no serious female major party contenders, though women had been campaigning for the presidency since before they could vote, starting with Victoria Woodhull in 1872 and Belva Lockwood in 1884. Rebecca Traister americanbelvacampaign share on social
