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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.
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.
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.
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.