A History of the Wife by Marilyn Yalom

A History of the Wife

Marilyn Yalom

464 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative slow-paced
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How did marriage, considered a religious duty in medieval Europe, become associated with romantic love? If the original purpose of marriage was procreation, what does it mean for women today? In this social, legal, and cultural history of women an...

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