When did women in Appalachia start getting married?

For example, marriage happens earlier, too. We have age at first marriage data for Appalachia in 1930 and 1940, shown below. As you can see, women in Appalachia got married about a year earlier than women outside of Appalachia.

Who are the women of the Appalachian Mountains?

Three Appalachian women in their 80’s share their stories of growing up in the rural regions of the Appalachian mountains. Take a glimpse into their lives as they share their memories of growing up not only as mountain women, but also as Cherokee, Scots-Irish and African-American women. Loading…

Are there high rates of unmarried pregnancy in Appalachia?

While its overall rates of unmarried pregnancy are not exceptional, Appalachia does have anomalously high white rates of unmarried pregnancy (35.8% vs. 29.2% nationally). But, on some level, it’s possible that what we’re really seeing is just a different life cycle for women in Appalachia.

When did marital instability start in the Appalachian Mountains?

The point here is simple: Appalachian marital instability only looks truly new for people not aware of pre-WWII Appalachian social history. Appalachia in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries already exhibited the early marriage, high marital separation, early-fertility social model we observe today.

For example, marriage happens earlier, too. We have age at first marriage data for Appalachia in 1930 and 1940, shown below. As you can see, women in Appalachia got married about a year earlier than women outside of Appalachia.

What do women of Appalachia have in common?

In my personal experience, women of Appalachia are sensitive, artistic and have sense of romanticism that transcends the hyper-consumptive cookie cutter existence many of us have subscribed to. Jettison your stereotypes and consider an undiscovered region of single girls that are marriage material in the Eastern mountains.

The point here is simple: Appalachian marital instability only looks truly new for people not aware of pre-WWII Appalachian social history. Appalachia in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries already exhibited the early marriage, high marital separation, early-fertility social model we observe today.

While its overall rates of unmarried pregnancy are not exceptional, Appalachia does have anomalously high white rates of unmarried pregnancy (35.8% vs. 29.2% nationally). But, on some level, it’s possible that what we’re really seeing is just a different life cycle for women in Appalachia.