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Show Notes
Before “spinster” meant “unmarried woman with too many cats,” it actually referred to women who made their own money (gasp!) and didn’t need a husband to survive. In this episode, we unravel the origins of the word spinster, the shifting attitudes toward single women, and the absolute gold that was Tit-Bits Magazine, which asked Victorian women why they weren’t married, and got some brutally honest, highly relatable answers. Spoiler: not much has changed. So grab your spindle and your many cats, and join us as we celebrate the spinsters who spun their own fate, no husband required!
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Smithsonian - ‘Spinster’ and ‘Bachelor’ Were, Until 2005, Official Terms for Single People
Cosmopolitan - A brief history of the word "spinster" and how it's still used today
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