“I'm a first generation American. My mother is Italian and Russian and a lot of other things, and my father is Uruguayan. In fact, my mother's been married twice, and both men were Uruguayan. So I grew up in a very European/Latin American-influenced home.” MenFirstsFactsHomeMotherFatherGenerationsGrewMarriedGrew UpLatinItalianLatin AmericaLatin American Author:Sebastian Arcelus
“Marriage is also a social statement, preeminently describing and defining a person's relationship and place in society. Marital status, along with what we do for a living, is often one of the first pieces of information we give to others about ourselves. It's so important, in fact, that most married people wear a symbol of their marriage on their hand.” PeopleGivingFirstsPersonsImportantFactsHandsSocialPiecesInformationMarriedStatementsSymbolsDefiningDescribing Book:Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry Source: Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry
“The fact that I haven't been married might qualify me as belonging in the nutty category to a lot of women.” FactsMightHavensMarriedBelongingCategoriesNutty Author:Thomas Haden Church
“[When her husband said her earnings as a married woman belonged to him:] I cannot persuade myself that that which I invent - create, in fact - can belong to anyone but myself! I wish that women could be dealt with, not mercifully, not compassionately, nor affectionately, but justly; it would be so much better - for the men.” MenSaidFactsWould BeWishHe ManHusbandMarriedSexismWomens RightsEarningMarried Women Author:Fanny Kemble