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The Forty-Year-Old Victorian Bride
By the end of the Victorian era, some women were beginning to recognize the advantages of marrying a little later in life, after one had gained a modicum of maturity and life experience....
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The Spinster’s Numeration Table: A Guide for Nineteenth Century Men
An 1837 table that lists out the various ages of unmarried women and corresponds them to certain characteristics...
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Victorian Valentine's Day Verses for Rejecting Unwanted Suitors
Harshly-worded Victorian Valentine verses for those "who wish to address those they love in suitable terms.” ...
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A Proposed 18th Century Tax Bill Targets 27-Year-Old Spinsters...And Their Cats!
In a 1777 letter to the editor of London Magazine, a gentleman has appended a proposed bill to levy a tax on old maids....
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A Scientific Justification for Spinsters: Old Maids and Cats in the Victorian Era
An article in the 1880 edition of the Dundee Courier declares that “the old maid would not be typical of her class without the cat.”...
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The Dog’s Nursemaid: An 1840 Case at the French Police Correctionelle
A September 8, 1840 edition of London’s Morning Post reports the “humorous story” of a case that came before a French Police Correctionelle....
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