When I started this project, over two years ago, I wanted to see how many women without children I could find. I wanted to get a sense of how prevalent (or not) it might have been in the past not to marry and/or not to have children. Until the 20th century, most women who hadContinue reading “The Importance of Identifying Childfree and Childless Women Through History”
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Researching Single Women’s History – First Steps
Starting the research on the history of single women with history books that include the keywords “single” or “spinster” in the title