The concept of mail-order brides is something of a mystery to most of us. A product fiction of days gone by that no longer exists in our modern world. For some, though, it’s their reality. In fact, ...

The phrase mail-order bride reads like a bit of a joke. The term seems outdated and even stereotypical in describing the ...

Katya Suvorova's mom became a mail-order bride to escape post-Soviet Russia in the 1990s. Mail-order-bride arrangements often gave men control, leading to exploitative relationships, she says. She now ...

In Maria Reva’s captivating novel Endling, the mail order bride trope intertwines with themes of survival, war, and environmental peril in contemporary Ukraine. This story follows three resilient ...

The term “Mail Order Bride” originated on the American frontier in the 19th century. At that time, the number of men on the frontier far outnumbered the number of available women, and lonely farmers ...

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Anastasia's parents are tormented by thoughts of what might have been. If only they hadn't pushed their daughter so hard to succeed, to seek in America what they couldn't provide ...