![]() ![]() Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Shulman studied philosophy at Columbia University and received an MA at New York University. 1932) is the celebrated author of fourteen books, including the New York Times bestselling novel Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen (1972), which established her as a primary figure in feminism's second wave. Witty, stirring, and poignant, A Marriage Agreement and Other Essays illustrates how each generation, in Shulman's words, "can do no more than add its bit to the endless river of consciousness and change."Īlix Kates Shulman (b. Beginning with her provocative essay "A Marriage Agreement," written in 1969, and continuing through to the heartrending "Caring for an Ill Spouse, and Other Caregivers," written in 2011, this collection provides a window into the social movements that defined an era. Throughout her diverse body of work runs a staunch advocacy of equal rights and social justice. In a career spanning four decades, Alix Kates Shulman has written on issues ranging from marriage, sex, and divorce to religious identity, age, and family devotion. ![]() A provocative collection of essays by one of the foremost thinkers of second-wave feminism ![]()
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