Old Maid No More

“Twenty years ago, women were being warned that, according to demographic research, if they didn’t marry by the time they were in their early twenties, they would likely live out their lives unwed. As a child, I was even told that “those” women became “old maids,” and I feared a similar fate. Fast-f...

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Main Author: Donna Davis
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2012-08-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/120095
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