One of the most common questions I get when people learn I’m childfree is, “Who’s going to take care of you whenContinue Reading
Why Having Kids Is Not A Retirement Plan
October 1, 2017
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Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #4 – Jane Austen
September 24, 2017“Anything is to be preferred or endured rather than marrying without Affection.” Of course Jane Austen was going to be on thisContinue Reading
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Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #5 – Helen Keller
September 17, 2017Helen Keller’s fame is such that every school child knows her name and has learned about her life. Helen Keller’s Story AsContinue Reading
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Top 10 Reasons NOT to Have a Baby
September 6, 2017Should you stay childfree? One of the major purposes of The American Spinster blog is to encourage women to start thinking moreContinue Reading
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How to Enjoy Eating Alone
September 4, 2017For women who live alone (especially those who work from home or don’t care much for cooking), meal times can be neglectedContinue Reading
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How to Enjoy Cooking for One
August 28, 2017Whether you love to cook or you’ve never even used your stove top, cooking for one can be a challenge. This guideContinue Reading
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How to Tell Your Parents You’re Childfree (without breaking their hearts)
August 21, 2017So you know you’re going to stay childfree… but how to tell your parents? Just as it’s assumed that women will haveContinue Reading
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Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #6 – Greta Garbo
August 20, 2017#6: Greta Garbo Greta Garbo and Lillian Gish (both film stars from 1920s) were contenders for this spot on the list, butContinue Reading
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Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #7 – Emily Dickinson
August 1, 20177. Emily Dickinson One of history’s most famous reclusive writers. Dickinson, from the outside, may have been the image of a madwomanContinue Reading
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Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #8 – Anne Brontë
July 23, 20178. Anne Brontë Writer, Social Critic, Lifelong Spinster Of the three sisters (Charlotte, Emily, and Anne), only Anne Brontë makes this list.Continue Reading