After reminding Congress of her own humanity, she pivoted to offering a vision of what it would look like if Yoho had meaningfully reckoned with his mistake for the sake of his own humanity, instead of trying to simply repair any damage to his public image. So now that you have a better idea of what it would be like to meet TSwift in person, what wouldyou Blackburn then took a turn, and instead of speaking about the issues Taylor criticized her about, she began talking about theMusic Modernization Actwhich she says should make Swift like her more. In 1910, more than 11% of girls in the U.S. ages 15 to 19 were teenage brides, according to Syrett. These percentages slightly decreased by the 1930s, but the decline may have had more to do with money than morals: During the Great Depression, getting married just cost too much money.