American Gold Digger: Marriage, Money, and the Law from the Ziegfeld Follies to Anna Nicole Smith - Gender and American Culture

Whether feared, admired, or desired, the “gold digger” appears almost everywhere gender, sexuality, class, and race collide. This fascinating work reveals the assumptions and disputes around women's sexual agency in American life, shedding new light on the cultural and legal forces underpinning romantic, sexual, and marital relationships.