As the second decade of the twenty-first century has worn on, politicians of all stripes, aware of the political power of the unmarried woman yet seemingly incapable of understanding female life outside of a marital context, have come to rely on a metaphor in which American women, no longer bound to men, are binding themselves to government.
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About Rebecca Traister
Rebecca Traister was a contemporary American journalist and author. Rebecca Traister is an American journalist who has covered U.S. politics with a focus on issues affecting women. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Politics — Governance, civic duty, and the structures of power