To the United Nations and the US State Department, Katie Burns is a victim of human rights abuse, but what she did was perfectly legal in the Midwestern state of Missouri
‘My parents thought this man would take care of me’
What does a child bride bring to a marriage — a dowry, social status, domestic labor, business connections? What is her value to two families, the one she leaves and the one she joins? And what is the cost to the girl?
