Like a good librarian, I started this project with research. I looked for other blogs and articles about Spinster-hood, and it was discouraging at first. Most bloggers use the term to bemoan their single status. I wanted to put something together that was more upbeat, more academically detached, and a lot less whiny.
I did find a small handful that embrace their status (rather than settle for it), and a few articles and books that followed suit.
Spinster in the City: In her own words, "Living Single in SLC. Not a bad existence, but I'm tired of feeling like a second class citizen!"
Spinster, An Evolving Stereotype Revealed Through Film: An academic paper published and posted in 2000, very interesting. Inspired me to take a more detached, academic look at my sitch.
The Search for Wisdom- The Modern Spinster: redefining "spinster" for the 21st Century.
Spinsters and Lunatics, online home of the "Spinsters and Lunatics" newsletter: Good FAQ, but hasn't published since June 2008. Fie.
Reclaiming "Spinster": an article that includes lots of nice quotes, some from blogs that I tried to hunt down but are now MIA.
Not Married, Not Bothered: An ABC for Spinsters: a paperback from the UK. Unfortunately, not very quickly available in the U.S. without paying crazy shipping charges. Still on my "to read" list for someday. "Not bothered," is pretty much where I am with my status right now.
Am still on the lookout for more books, articles, and bloggers. Networking is luv ;-)
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Hi Chrys,
Thanks for shout-out to my blog. I'm interested in following your spinster blog, I agree there are so few really interesting ones. It looks like we are writing from two sides of the same coin. Can't wait to see what we agree and disagree on.
Yay! Can't wait to agree-to-disagree with you in the future, SitC. And maybe sometimes just agree ;-)
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