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Fresh Air Weekend: Why Fewer American Women Are Married Than Ever Before

Published March 19, 2016 at 11:18 AM CDT

Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies, says the declining marriage rates among adult women reflect expanded choices available to women today. Originally broadcast March 1, 2016.

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