All the Single Ladies

Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation

De: Rebecca Traister

Narrado por: Candace Thaxton, Rebecca Traister - introduction

Duración: 11 h y 39 m

Resumen del Editor

In a provocative, groundbreaking work, National Magazine Award finalist Rebecca Traister, "the most brilliant voice on feminism in this country" (Anne Lamott), traces the history of unmarried women in America who, through social, political, and economic means, have radically shaped our nation.

For legions of women, living single isn't news; it's life. In 2009, the award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister started All the Single Ladies - a book she thought would be a work of contemporary journalism - about the 21st-century phenomenon of the American single woman. It was the year the proportion of American women who were married dropped below 50 percent, and the median age of first marriages, which had remained between 20 and 22 years old for nearly a century (1890-1980), had risen dramatically to 27.

But over the course of her vast research and more than 100 interviews with academics, social scientists, and prominent single women, Traister discovered a startling truth: The phenomenon of the single woman in America is not a new one. And historically, when women were given options beyond early heterosexual marriage, the results were massive social change - temperance, abolition, secondary education, and more. Today, only 20 percent of Americans are wed by age 29, compared to nearly 60 percent in 1960. The Population Reference Bureau calls it a "dramatic reversal".

All the Single Ladies is 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 vivid anecdotes from fascinating contemporary and historical figures, All the Single Ladies is destined to be a classic work of social history and journalism. Exhaustively researched, brilliantly balanced, and told with Traister's signature wit and insight, this book should be shelved alongside Gail Collins' When Everything Changed.

©2016 Rebecca Traister (P)2016 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

A must-read for every man

This is the most influential book/piece of journalism I have read on women in my adult life. That might mean I need to "get out more", but to say it has reshaped my views (as a man) on women, marriage, and singlehood would be an understatement. Even the relationships between the female members of my family and I have improved drastically in the last few weeks.

I'm terrible at reviews, I don't care.

MEN, PLEASE READ THIS BOOK.

First time I've given a book 5 stars in years

If you have chosen not to marry or have kids, this is the book for you! You'll finally see yourself represented! Traister also writes at length about women who have chosen to defer marriage and children until their 30s in order to concentrate on their careers (usually), and women who find themselves unmarried and/or childless by happenstance.

I very much enjoyed the history, the statistics, the stories of the women she interviewed as well as Traister's own experience.

The writing was excellent as was the audio narrator.

Uplifting and Inspiring

This book is both boldly honest and wildly uplifting. It left me feeling proud to be a woman living life her way in 2020.

Amazing Women's Struggle for Social Balance

I found it compelling. I learned many things about how women have struggled to have a place in society.

Very thought provoking!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes-great exploration of feminism and the evolution of women not marrying.

Who was your favorite character and why?

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What does Candace Thaxton and Rebecca Traister - introduction bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

So glad the author didn't narrate! The narrator was able to add subtle inflection to the voices of the interviewees without it seeming silly.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thank you Rebecca Traister for this book! As a 40-something divorced mother of five, I have struggled to find my identity outside of my traditional marriage. This book feels like a roadmap or at least guideposts to how to be a woman at this phase of my life! I am also sharing what I am learning with my two adult daughters. It's empowering to have a modern compendium of excellent women to turn to in 2016!

Yes, Read It

Love the message, love the speaker's voice, love what I learned! Definitely going to use this knowledge to better the world.

Two Thumbs up to All the Single Ladies & Rebecca!!!

Loved the book! Had a lot of interesting research based facts! I especially enjoyed the interviews with real life women of various backgrounds & upbringings!!

Enjoyed the book

I enjoyed this book. I found it very eye opening but at a certain point it felt like the writer was just repeating herself and making the same point over and over again. Overall, I was thankful that she talked about all the options we have as women today. I'm not someone who is rushing to get married and start a family and this book made me feel better about that and that it's completely normal.

Great performance

The reader was wonderfully alive and made the words jump off the page. Made me feel like someone was having a conversation with me. The content is great on its own, and read by the right person made it an excellent experience.