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'''Divorcess Anonymous''' was an organization in the United States which received press attention in the 1950s. The group's goal was to prevent divorce, primarily by teaching women to "win back" or change their husbands, reflecting the societal views of the time.
The group was founded in 1949 by Samuel Starr, a [[Chicago]] divorce attorney who believed almost all divorced couples regretted their decision. According to early stories, Starr started the group with five young women, and had grown to 100 members within a month.<ref name="bighelp1">(30 September 1955). [https://ift.tt/2CRnna7 Divorcee Group Is Big Help In Patching Marriages], ''Medina Daily Journal-Register'' (United Press content)</ref><ref name="difonzo">DiFonzo, J. Herbie. [https://ift.tt/2P14p8c Beneath the Fault Line: The Popular and Legal Culture of Divorce in Twentieth-Century America], p. 229 n. 88 (1997) ("For a brief time in the 1950s, Divorcees Anonymous garnered considerable media attention.")</ref><ref name="chesnut">Chesnut, Glenn F. [https://ift.tt/2CSEys1 Father Ed Dowling: Bill Wilson'S Sponsor], p. 49 (2015)</ref><ref name="1949one">(21 September 1949). [https://ift.tt/2OWkv2Z Women Organize to Slow U.S. Divorce Rate], ''Greenwich Journal'' (Greenwich, New York)</ref> The organization was profiled in the February 1950 issue of ''[[Redbook]]'' magazine, which was condensed and reprinted in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' in June 1950.<ref name="nz1">(1 June 1950). [https://ift.tt/2CR1HLd Prevention of Divorce - An American Organization - Encouraging Success], ''Geraldton Guardian''</ref><ref name="alt1950-one">(26 May 1950). [https://ift.tt/2OZIEG0 Divorcees Teach Others To Avoid Their Mistakes], ''The Enterprise'' (Altamont, New York)</ref> In 1961, it was reported that "DA" had 30 chapters across the United States. <ref name="jac61-one">[[Walter Jacobson|Jacobson, Walter C.]] [https://ift.tt/2CSTMNI Many Marriages Saved by 'DA'--Divorcees Anonymous], ''Medina Daily Journal-Register'' (UPI content)</ref>
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[[Category:Organizations established in 1949]]
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