It isn't all feminism's doing; it was the socalled " SEXUAL REVOLUTION " and of the '60s.Well, yes, of course. I have just always considered feminism to be part and parcel of the sexual revolution. It was not just Hugh Hefner and his ilk who encouraged women to lie down for anyone who asked casually. It was also the feminists--even among the very first feminists many years ago, who were believers in "free love."
Well, the " FREE LOVE " movements of yore, go back several centuries. The " elites ", who held salons, the Bohemians, artits, and female writers were in the vangaurd of the FLM in the 18th century. Woodhauland Hetty Green were part & parcel of the FLM, in America, in the mid/late 19th century. It is NOT a "
new idea and the Suffridgists, Suffridgettes, and the early feminists did
NOT espouse it. Susan B. Anthony and her pack, were pro marriage and anti-open your legs and just do it with anyone.
Even in the mid '60s, only a few people were doing that sort of thing. Shacking up was still rare. It all has just snowballed since the Hippies opened the door.