Despite Social Changes, Name Changes for Women After Marriage Persist

Maureen Corrigan has regularly read the Sunday New York Times wedding announcements. She says the kind of information that's printed -- and the kinds of couples who are highlighted might say as much about the paper's editorial slant as much as it does the current state of marriage.

Each of the photographs in Abigail Heyman's new book documents weddings from across the country. Guests were often confused by her presence -- she was never the official wedding photographer.

During the pandemic, when schools and day care facilities shut down abruptly, millions of parents — especially mothers — dropped out of the workforce to pick up the slack. Author Angela Garbes was one of them.