History of divorce
Soon-to-be ex-wives await freedom at a Reno ranch
Divorce was more difficult back in the 1950s. In the US, when the state of Nevada relaxed its laws, it became a mecca for women who were splitting from their husbands. All they had to do was spend six weeks living there, then they could be free of an unhappy marriage. And so divorce ranches sprang up. Wealthier women would stay in them, passing
