Making Marriage Modern

• Clear and nuanced interpretation of a key phase of modern marriage.
• Connects Victorian marriage through the revolt against marital norms by second wave feminists through the model created in the 1920s and 1930s.
• A rare work on the history of sexuality that addresses heterosexuality.
• Integrates research on Caucasians and African Americans, looking at both gender and race.

Readership: History of gender, sexuality, women's studies

Christina Simmons, Associate Professor of History, University of Windsor, Canada

Associate Professor of History and Women's Studies, University of Windsor

Introduction
1 Education for Social Hygiene
2 Sex Radical Challenges to Marriage
3 Companionate Marriage
4 Modern Marriage: Three Visions
5 Sexual Advice for Modern Marriage
Conclusion
Appendix: Selection of Marriage Manuals
Notes
Index