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Divorce As Liberation: Marital Expectations Among The Working-Class In The 1950s, Kristin M. Catrone
Divorce As Liberation: Marital Expectations Among The Working-Class In The 1950s, Kristin M. Catrone
Theses and Dissertations
Divorce was a remedy employed by working-class Americans in the 1950s when their marital expectations went unmet. Spouses left emotionally, physically, or sexually abusive marriages. Expectations for marriage also centered around assumptions based on gender. Working-class women showed how divorce could be used as a tool of liberation and empowerment.