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by Nika C. Beamon; Foreword by Bella Depaulo


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Women once saw living single as a transitional period--singles marked time till they found "the one." But now marriage is the transitional stage, connecting one unmarried period of life to another. In I Didn't Work This Hard Just to Get Married, through lively and revealing interviews with women from various walks of life, Nika C. Beamonexplores the challenges facing single black women who defy expectations. They candidly discuss aging without a man and reevaluate dating, single homeownership, career, children, and caring for aged parents. The book speaks directly to the black woman's experience, addressing challenges such as income discrepancies between genders, the high rate of male incarceration, and the Baby Mama Syndrome. Written in the best tradition of women talking to women, and girlfriend to girlfriend, the book delivers tales of lessons learned, hard times and good times, told by women who found ways to achieve their dreams by defying convention.

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  • Title I Didn't Work This Hard Just to Get Married: Successful Single Black Women Speak Out
  • Author Nika C. Beamon; Foreword by Bella Depaulo
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Lawrence Hill Books
  • Date 2009-05
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781556528194 / 1556528191
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 in (22.35 x 14.99 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects African American women - Psychology, Single mothers - United States - Psychology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008050176
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.815

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/01/2009, Page 8

About the author

Nika C. Beamon is a writer/producer for WABC-TV Eyewitness News in New York City. She is the author of two novels, Dark Recesses and Eyewitness. She lives in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Bella M. DePaulo is chair of the Board of Academic Advisors of the American Association for Single People and the author of Singled Out. She lives in Summerland, California.
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