Ever since Lucy Stone decided to retain her surname at marriage in 1855, women in America have tried to do the same …. But their numbers were extremely low until the 1970s. The increased age at first marriage, rising numbers with … fraction of college graduate women who kept their surnames upon marriage and after childbirth and explores some of the …

age at first marriage among all U.S. college graduate women soared just after 1972. We explore the relationship between … sex. The pill also created a social multiplier effect by encouraging the delay of marriage generally and thus increasing a … of the striking coincidences in the timing of changes in career investment, marriage age, state laws, and pill use among …

women in the American economy through an institution known as the "marriage bar." Marriage bars were policies adopted by … promotion from within, tenure-based salaries, and other modern personnel practices. The marriage bar, which had at its height …

women in the American economy through an institution known as the "marriage bar." Marriage bars were policies adopted by … promotion from within, tenure-based salaries, and other modern personnel practices. The marriage bar, which had at its height …