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Singles gain traction as living alone becomes a social staple
Census figures show married couples in fewer than six of ten households prompting a surge in books about living solo. Lynn Shahan describes her stay-single journey in Living Alone & Liking It, while Nancy Peterson's Our Lives for Ourselves presents oral histories of 80 unmarried women, challenging the spinster stereotype and highlighting independence, friends, and satisfying work.
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Jane Addams
Lynn Shahan
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Nancy Peterson
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