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In 1889, a British newspaper asked women why they were 'spinsters' - this was one of the answers (lemmy.world)
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[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 27 points 10 months ago

Being a bit of a sceptic. I thought "Yeh, right - unattributed quote from unattributed publication". But turns out, it's legit: https://racingnelliebly.com/trailblazers/victorian-spinster-replies-surprised-tit-bits-editors/

It's from Sarah Kennedy from Ashton-on-Ribble, Lancashire writing in - of course - Tit Bits.