ickplant@lemmy.world to Witchy Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIn 1889, a British newspaper asked women why they were 'spinsters' - this was one of the answerslemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1258arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1257arrow-down1imageIn 1889, a British newspaper asked women why they were 'spinsters' - this was one of the answerslemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Witchy Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up27·1 year agoBeing a bit of a sceptic. I thought “Yeh, right - unattributed quote from unattributed publication”. But turns out, it’s legit: https://racingnelliebly.com/trailblazers/victorian-spinster-replies-surprised-tit-bits-editors/ It’s from Sarah Kennedy from Ashton-on-Ribble, Lancashire writing in - of course - Tit Bits.
Being a bit of a sceptic. I thought “Yeh, right - unattributed quote from unattributed publication”. But turns out, it’s legit: https://racingnelliebly.com/trailblazers/victorian-spinster-replies-surprised-tit-bits-editors/
It’s from Sarah Kennedy from Ashton-on-Ribble, Lancashire writing in - of course - Tit Bits.