Riley, Glenda. Divorce, page 81 (U of Nebraska Press 1997): “Because there were no laws against marital rape, female [divorce] petitioners who believed they had been sexually abused used the ground of cruelty.”
McMillen, Sally Gregory. Seneca Falls and the origins of the women's rights movement.Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 21–23. ISBN0-19-518265-0: "Legally ending a marriage required extensive resources ...Most women in unhappy marriages had no choice but to remain married, often because they lacked the financial means to survive without a husband ...Couples in unhappy marriages often found other ways to cope by leading separate lives."
Pazol, Karen; Gamble, Sonya B.; Parker, Wilda Y.; Cook, Douglas A.; Zane, Suzanne B.; Hamdan, Saeed; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (27 de noviembre de 2009). «Abortion surveillance--United States, 2006». MMWR Surveill Summ58 (8): 1-35. PMID19940837. Consultado el 11 de junio de 2010.
Pazol, Karen; Gamble, Sonya B.; Parker, Wilda Y.; Cook, Douglas A.; Zane, Suzanne B.; Hamdan, Saeed; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (27 de noviembre de 2009). «Abortion surveillance--United States, 2006». MMWR Surveill Summ58 (8): 1-35. PMID19940837. Consultado el 11 de junio de 2010.
