Divorce in the Seventies

By 19 30, marriage councilling had been introduced in america. Some scholars say the idea had come from germany and was rooted in eugenics. In 19 50, good housekeeping called it a strange sisterhood. Divorce rates fell slightly in the 19 fifties, but began to rise again in the sixties. So in the 19 seventies, we start to see a real shift towards the idea of no fault divorce. And then three years later, ronald regan signed a bill allowing couples to get a divorce just because they couldn't get along. It was the first no fault divor law in the united states, and meant you could get a