News about Willa Cather
Is a husband who takes his wife's surname a hero or a wimp?
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November 1, 2022
Victoria Fritz, a BBC presenter, announced her divorce, but not to her maiden name but to her mother's name. The 38-year-old mother-of-two said she returned to Trench, the name she was given to after her marriage 'felt emotionally regressive and, quite frankly, anti-feminist.' Taking her mother's maiden name, Valentine, was a "tribute to the Irish strength and community that has enslaved me as I slowly rebuilt. .. . "My heart was broken" before. Five ex-wives tell us what their names mean to them and whether or not they kept them.