Some women choose to keep the maiden name for legit reasons. It is not uncommon for a woman to keep a maiden name for professional reasons, based on a family business reputation, for example.
But, I do agree that the double-name thing was promoted largely as part of the fem-lib (empowered women) movement, which was also used as a social wedge (useful idiots) in American society by communist insurgents.
She had established a very prominent reputation in her field under her first husband's name so when we got married she hyphenated her name for anything work related.
Some women choose to keep the maiden name for legit reasons. It is not uncommon for a woman to keep a maiden name for professional reasons, based on a family business reputation, for example.
But, I do agree that the double-name thing was promoted largely as part of the fem-lib (empowered women) movement, which was also used as a social wedge (useful idiots) in American society by communist insurgents.
My late wife did this.
She had established a very prominent reputation in her field under her first husband's name so when we got married she hyphenated her name for anything work related.
But legally she had my last name only.
So, riding the coat-tails of your dad's name? That again is very liberal.. so yeah, I stand by my statement.. hyphenated names are normally Libs...
Don’t men get to do that automatically by keeping their father’s last name?