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The Divorce Colony How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier

April White

** For a woman traveling without her husband in the late nineteenth century, there was only one reason to take the train all the way to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, one sure to garner disapproval from fellow passengers. On the American frontier, the new state offered a tempting freedom often difficul...

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The Divorce Colony was a haven for women seeking divorce in South Dakota, where divorce laws were more permissive than other states. The book details how women, often from wealthy backgrounds, would travel to Sioux Falls and reside there for the required period to obtain a divorce.

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April White's book is The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier.

— Episode: The Divorce Colony

Episode: The Divorce Colony

The Divorce Colony was a haven for women seeking divorce in South Dakota, where divorce laws were more permissive than other states. The book details how women, often from wealthy backgrounds, would travel to Sioux Falls and reside there for the required period to obtain a divorce.

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April White's book is The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier.

April White's book is The Divorce Colony, how women revolutionized marriage and found freedom on the American frontier.

Episode: A Ring and a Bottle

April White's book, 'The Divorce Colony', was mentioned in relation to the podcast episode's subject, discussing how women revolutionized marriage and found freedom in the American frontier, possibly in a similar context to Blanche's story.

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You can see them at thisiscriminal.com, where we'll also have a link to April White's book. It's called The Divorce Colony, How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier.

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