Content Warnings: Discussions of sex workers and sex work, colonialism, racism, religious persecution, sexually transmitted diseases, virginity, serial killer Belle Gunness, miscarriage, murderWhat do pilgrims, Benjamin Franklin, and Tinder have to do with one another? Don't take it personally if you don't know; you'll just have to listen to this episode!Questions/Comments/Concerns? Email us at Ragingromantics@nopl.org.Raging Romantics Book List!Sources:Matrimony Inc. by Francesca Beauman"Marriage, a History" (Psychology Today, 2005)"How Dating Has Changed Through History" (Lane, 2021)"10 Fascinating Facts About the Evolution of Dating and Courtship" (Brown, 2016)Books we mention:Amelia Peabody mysteries by Elizabeth PetersDances with Wolves by Michael BlakesThe 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-JonesHeart and Hand by Rebel CarterAlien's Mail-Order Bride by Ruby DixonClaimed by the Mountain Man by Frankie LoveBridge Kingdom by Danielle JensenHis Human Nanny by Michelle MillsNever Seduce a Scot by Maya BanksBride Test by Helen HoangBittersweet Bride by Vanessa RileySunset Embrace by Sandra BrownOnly Mine by Elizabeth LowellDuchess Deal by Tessa DareWhen the Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa DareThe Billionaire's Wake Up Call Girl by Annika Martin*Reconstruction, not Reformation @41:00