Meredith for Real: the curious introvert

Ep. 216 | Legal Child Marriage in the US? Cereal Box Escape [REMASTERED]

December 04, 2023 Meredith Hackwith Edwards Season 1 Episode 216
Meredith for Real: the curious introvert
Ep. 216 | Legal Child Marriage in the US? Cereal Box Escape [REMASTERED]
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Fraidy Reiss is the founder of Unchained At Last, an organization dedicated to ending forced and child marriage in the U.S. In this episode, she shares her personal experience of being forced into an abusive marriage, how she finally escaped with the help of a cereal box & the work Unchained is doing to end child marriage in the US.

This is a remastered episode that originally aired on September 14, 2020.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 6: FORMER MENNONITE TURNED FASHION DESIGNER: REINVENTING YOURSELF

Guest: https://www.instagram.com/unchainedatlast/ | https://www.unchainedatlast.org/ | https://www.facebook.com/UnchainedAtLast | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0LxkeDOUncyJ1reFenntgA | https://twitter.com/unchainedatlast

Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert

Sponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Introduction and Guest Background
Understanding Forced Marriages in the U.S.
Personal Experience with Forced Marriage
The Struggle to Escape an Abusive Marriage
The Journey to Financial Independence and Divorce
The Impact of Forced Marriages on Women
The Birth of Unchained at Last
Challenges in Changing Child Marriage Laws
The Fight to End Child Marriage Continues
How to Support the Cause
Conclusion and Final Thoughts