10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPINSTERDOM»
Discover the use of
spinsterdom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spinsterdom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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After the Victorians: Private Conscience and Public Duty in ...
This essay thus examines how Henrietta Barnett sought to construct for herself a
life of social action first as a spinster and then as a married woman, while paying
close attention to how she chose to represent spinsterdom and marriage in the ...
Peter Mandler, Susan Pedersen, 2005
Upon the wet grass on the way round to the stable yard they squatted in a
gabbling row, waiting for the coming forth of the master, and chaffing Jer Sullivan
for having joined the ranks of ancient widowhood and spinsterdom, with the ...
3
Women and the Limits of Citizenship in the French Revolution
The Assembly saw itself, albeit fleetingly because it had a lot of work on its hands
, as the knight on the white charger rescuing the distressed damsel of the copious
bosom from a fate worse than death - namely, spinsterdom. The politicians ...
I'm not travelling down that road...thinking those thoughts...' Wasn't it one of the
first signs of long-term spinsterdom when one started talking to oneself...?
Spinsterdom... It was an old-fashioned, very non-politically correct and out-of-
favour.
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The Works of George Meredith: Poems
II Considerably was the world Of spinsterdom and clergy racked While he his
hinted horrors hurled, And she pictorially attacked. A duel hugeous. Tragic? Ho !
The cities, not the mountains, blow Such bladders; in their shapes confessed An
...
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Report of the ... Annual Meeting of the Vermont Dairymen's ...
The aim of the one is to marry, and thereby get away from the humdrum existence
of the home nest, to save herself from the pity of her neighbors and the disgrace
of spinsterdom. The aim of the other is to get away, where, she does not know, ...
Vermont Dairymen's Association, 1907
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The Chances of Death, and Other Studies in Evolution
opening to women are fully stocked, the premium on spinsterdom will be
immensely increased ; the present scarcely recognised opposition of single to
married women will be markedly emphasised, and in the struggle of woman
against ...
... the husband-hunting damsel who had been so long anxious to fly the kite of
matrimony, so long becalmed in the dead waters of spinsterdom. Lady Anne was
noted for saying harsh things, but nobody had ever yet heard her say a witty one.
Isabella Emma E. Schuster (lady.), 1878
Certainly not more than one of the seven hints overregard for the delusions and
timidities of spinsterdom. There is nothing maidenladylike in “ Salomy Jane's Kiss
” or “ The Passing of Enriquez.” As for “ Uncle Jim and Uncle Billy ”—well, the ...
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The poetical works of George Meredith: with some notes
Manfred, successor of 'Childe' Harold, goes up Alpine heights to soliloquise there
on his own superior inability to love either man or nature — but with one eye
turned down at ' tho world of spinsterdom and clergy,' whose shocked attention it
is ...
George Meredith, George Macaulay Trevelyan, 1912
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPINSTERDOM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
spinsterdom is used in the context of the following news items.
Movie Reviews: San Andreas, Man Up, Danny Collins and Fortune's …
We meet 30-something Nancy (Bell), who is so terminally single and seemingly dysfunctional that she is staring into the abyss of terminal spinsterdom. But fate ... «Herald, May 15»
Barbara Pym: a woman scorned
... far more upsetting to her than the various relationships that punctuated her half-century of wistful spinsterdom, and a kind of King Charles's Head to which she ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
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Jessie Mahon was brilliant as Alma, the minister's daughter trying to find true love, but not necessarily sex, in what may be her last summer before spinsterdom. «NewsOK.com, Apr 15»
Should Peggy and Stan End Up Together on 'Mad Men'?
After they stumble onto the topic of kids, Stan (naturally) brings up Peggy's spinsterdom, she ends up revealing her secret baby to him, and he acts like an ... «Flavorwire, Apr 15»
Kate Bolick's Spinster aims to destigmatize the single woman
Spinsterdom, in the remodelled sense of the word, is less about solitude than honouring a wider range of relationships. (“I found that by remaining single, by not ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
Kate Bolick Shares Her 'Spinster Wishes' With Single Women …
But I think it's been something that's been bubbling up over the past few years -- women my age talking or thinking about “spinsterdom.” So I think there is some ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
Are the Irish different? Getting to the heart of the national psyche
... a woman in her 30s might marry a drunk rather than risk spinsterdom or hazard a career (an unrealistic prospect in the era of the civil service marriage bar). «Irish Times, Apr 15»
How to Taylor Swiftify Your Personal Brand in 12 Steps
Taylor isn't afraid to get a little Liz Lemon on Twitter (i.e. pseudo-bragging about her current spinsterdom), or own her terrible dance skills in the “Shake It Off” ... «Flavorwire, Oct 14»
Dog proves chicks love a laid back guy
But before you resign yourself to a life of spinsterdom, take heed from this guy. He gets all the chicks. While we might not know his name, what we do know is his ... «Metro, Oct 14»
Why I Had to Stop Loving Princeton Mom
... undergraduate women to bag a husband now lest they fall into spinsterdom after graduation.) As an unmarried, 29-year-old woman, I find PM's message oddly ... «Elle, Jul 14»
