The Tolling of Mercedes Bell

• HIV/AIDS is a pandemic which affections millions of people in the US today; According to current WHO statistics, HIV/AIDS is the 6th leading cause of death of people of all ages and is the #1 leading cause of death for women 15-44 years of age worldwide. • More than 1,052,900 people work in the legal industry in the US today, the majority of which are support staff and paralegals. • According to the American Psychological Association, more than 90% of adults in Western cultures marry by age 50, and 48% of first marriages end in divorce in the first 20 years. For subsequent marriages, the divorce rate is even higher. • According to recent census data there are more than 74.8 million women in the civilian labor force and more than 85.4 million mothers in the US.