Moira Weigel reviews Rebecca Traister’s new book, “All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation.” Traister writes, “It’s crucial to unpack what’s true and what’s not true about female advancement—and single female advancement—across classes, rich, poor, and in between. When it comes to female liberty and opportunity, history sets an extremely low bar.” But if
... [Show full abstract] history has set a low bar, does it follow that our politics today must too?