On Writing Women's History

Banner, Lois W.; Millet, Kate; Mill, John Stuart; Mill, Harriet Taylor; Rossi, Alice S.; Putnam, Emily James; Scott, Anne Firor; Kennedy, David M.; Smith, P. W. F.

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“…Other studies find an association between law and remarriage. Remarriage was a necessity for widowed women in some communities if they wished to retain landholdings and livelihoods (Smith 1995) but was less necessary for widowed women in other communities if the death of a spouse entitled them, under dower's rights, to control resources outright (Banner 1971). Additionally, laws and legislatures shaped eligibility for remarriage following divorce.…”

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Sociohistorical and Demographic Perspectives on U.S. Remarriage in 1910

Elman¹,

London²

2002

Social Science History

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Many scholars have noted the theoretical importance of remarriage in twentieth-century American life (Burch 1995; Cherlin 1998; Furstenberg 1980; Glick 1980; Thornton 1977; Uhlenberg and Chew 1986), yet few historical studies have examined remarriage in the United States empirically. This gap in the literature is noteworthy for two reasons. First, the turn of the twentieth century seems to have marked a crossover in the remarriage transition of the United States, reflecting changes in the pool of persons eligible to remarry. This transition was characterized by decreases in remarriage resulting from declines in mortality and the probability of widow(er)hood, followed by increases in remarriage resulting from higher divorce rates. The crossover in the transition was likely to have occurred when the pool of eligibles was at or near its nadir. Second, there is ongoing debate about the implications of remarriage for families and individuals (Booth and Dunn 1994), and about the impacts of remarriage on family functions (Cherlin 1978; Cherlin and Furstenberg 1994). In the light of these considerations, we believe it is important to examine remarriage and its consequences in the United States at the turn of the century so that we may better understand the ways that remarriage influences family life and shapes the life course of persons within families (see London and Elman 2001).

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sociohistorical and Demographic Perspectives on U.S. Remarriage in 1910

Elman¹,

London²

2002

Social Science History

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sociohistorical and Demographic Perspectives on U.S. Remarriage in 1910

Elman¹,

London²

2001

Social Science History

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Many scholars have noted the theoretical importance of remarriage in twentieth-century American life (Burch 1995; Cherlin 1998; Furstenberg 1980; Glick 1980; Thornton 1977; Uhlenberg and Chew 1986), yet few historical studies have examined remarriage in the United States empirically. This gap in the literature is noteworthy for two reasons. First, the turn of the twentieth century seems to have marked a crossover in the remarriage transition of the United States, reflecting changes in the pool of persons eligible to remarry. This transition was characterized by decreases in remarriage resulting from declines inmortality and probability of widow(er)hood, followed by increases in remarriage resulting from higher divorce rates. The crossover in the transition was likely to have occurred when the pool of eligibles was at or near its nadir. Second, there is ongoing debate about the implications of remarriage for families and individuals (Booth and Dunn 1994), and about the impacts of remarriage on family functions (Cherlin 1978; Cherlin and Furstenberg 1994). In the light of these considerations, we believe it is important to examine remarriage and its consequences in the United States at the turn of the century so that we may better understand the ways that remarriage influences family life and shapes the life course of persons within families (see London and Elman 2001).

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