Fascinating
Fascinating
I‘m loving this. I love nonfic that is deeply researched but also very narrative. This is about how South Dakota became a haven of divorce in late 19th century and early 20th century
This book explores the four women that helped bring the idea and acceptance of Divorce into the mainstream conversation within the United States. These women's stories were rife with drama, gossip and beauty. It was so well researched and laid out in a way that makes the whole history acceptable. I want to take a trip to Sioux Falls South Dakota.
#NonfictionNovember
I just love listening (yes, audio) to little/unknown histories. The Dakotas divorce laws varied from the rest of the US for decades and decades. With a steady influx of mostly short-term people showing up and residing in the state just long enough to become citizens and proceed with divorce, the back stories of these women are mesmerizing to me. I can't get over how it would have all broken down with such efficiency sans Twitter updates...
I read this the day that Roe v Wade was overturned, and it helped bolster my opinion that women will find a way.
Sioux Falls in late 19th c was a haven for women seeking divorce. Most states‘ laws were narrow in scope, but in the Dakotas, a woman only needed a short residency and had more grounds to choose from than back East. However men were terribly afraid for women‘s morality 🙄 and some wanted to require an act of Congress to get a divorce!