Arguably the most powerful monarch in history, Queen Elizabeth I tops this list of Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters. Why She Makes theContinue Reading
Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #1 – Queen Elizabeth I
November 26, 2017
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Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #2 – Susan B. Anthony
October 22, 2017Susan B. Anthony is one of the most iconic and accomplished spinsters the world has ever known. It’s difficult to overstate theContinue Reading
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Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #3 – Oprah Winfrey
October 1, 2017Whether you love her or hate her, Oprah proved that a woman can be a success by every measure without a husbandContinue Reading
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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 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
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Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #9 – Florence Nightingale
July 16, 2017Next up on our Sunday list of real-life spinsters comes the Lady of the Lamp… 9. Florence Nightingale Famous for her roleContinue Reading
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Top Ten Real-Life Spinsters: #10 – Joan of Arc
July 9, 2017Each Sunday for the next two months, The American Spinster will be counting down our list of Top Ten Real-Life Spinsters. TheseContinue Reading