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	Spinster: An evolving stereotype
		The shift in the way we perceive spinsters is the subject of current academic research which shows that a person’s perception of particular societal roles influences the amount of stress or depression they experience when in that specific role.
		Another aspect of the spinster stereotype is the relegation of the individual to the role of caretaker.
		Unlike the spinster, the fact that a man is not married does not necessarily imply a deficiency in his character.
	www.calstatela.edu /faculty/sfischo/spinster.html (3536 words)

	Spinster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A spinster (or old maid) is a woman who has never been married, though it is usually applied only to women who are regarded as beyond the normal age for marriage, which has varied between cultures and eras.
		The notion of the spinster has been adopted by some in the late 20th and early 21st centuries as a positive and even empowering lifestyle choice, one not necessarily linked to romantic or sexual abstinence.
		Historically, a spinster was a woman whom love had passed by, who had never “been chosen” for marriage or motherhood.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spinster (502 words)

	Spinster Defined (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In contrast to the traditional idea of a spinster, an old maid preferred to establish herself in society with the audacity and aplomb of a hero of sorts (Auerbach 112).
		For many old maids the purpose of being unmarried was to dispel two primary fears of society: a female as a hero and a spinster as a spectacle of defeat of the family (Auerbach 114).
		Spinster became figures of pity to Victorian society as women with no hope of ever being married, which is how they defined a woman's identity.
	www.umd.umich.edu /casl/hum/eng/classes/434/geweb/Spinster.htm (1566 words)

	St.Mary Publishing Company of Houston
		Spinster elders know what it's like to run and hide whenever the marital question was raised and that's the reason for living openly for young Leather Spinsters to see that a woman can live a fulfilling life alone.
		Elder spinsters showed us that we didn't have to hide in any one of the societal reasonings to live and function in this society as unattached women, to be free to act on our desires.
		By example they showed us that choosing to be a Leather Spinster whether by conscience or nature we should offer no apologies for who we are, and be unaccepting of the labels our society/culture may place on us if they are not a reflection of our true selves.
	leatherspinsters.com /elders.html (211 words)

	Social Spinster \| SpinsterSpin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The modern spinster tends to avoid the mass-market ritual of “going out.” Instead, she spends her social time on more intellectual, creative, or yes, geeky pursuits.
		Spinsters, as a rule, make time for our friendships, and put effort into forming quality bonds with people we care about.
		Spinsters and the harried/married are fundamentally in opposite camps, so friendships between them are challenging.
	www.spinsterspin.com /?q=taxonomy/page/or/7 (456 words)

	Word Spy - leather spinster
		The term leather spinsters was first used in the late 80s by successful American careerwomen who didn't feel the urge or need to add marriage and it's [sic] components to their lives.
		Leather Spinsters on the Web offers a newsletter, chat room, health tips, a directory, a pen pals section, and more for the leather spinster ("a happily unmarried woman who sees her life as fulfilling and complete without a mate").
		The phrase leather spinster (where the word leather is used to suggest a certain toughness) was popularized a few years ago by Regena English, who founded the Leather Spinster Web site and e-zine (see http://leatherspinsters.com/).
	www.wordspy.com /words/leatherspinster.asp (688 words)

	SPINSTER (in MARION) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The spinster and her enemies : feminism and sexuality, 1880- 1930.
		The spinster and her enemies : feminism and sexuality, 1880-1930.
		Spinsters and lesbians : independent womanhood in the United States.
	www-catalog.cpl.org /MARION?T=SPINSTER (99 words)

	Topical Words: Spinster
		It’s because of the Civil Partnership Act, which comes into force then and will permit a form of civil ceremony (which is carefully not being called marriage but a civil partnership) for gays and lesbians.
		Originally, it was always applied to a woman (though that changed later), as in brewster (a woman who brews ale, a female job in a medieval household), maltster (a woman who makes the malt from which ale was brewed), and spinster (a woman who spins).
		So many women were described in marriage records as having the occupation of spinster that by the sixteenth century it began automatically to be used for all unmarried women and became the legal description, as Thomas Blount wrote in his Dictionary in 1656, “for all unmarried women, from the Viscounts Daughter downward”.
	www.worldwidewords.org /topicalwords/tw-spi1.htm (338 words)

	Spinsters Ink
		While keeping the philosophy of providing fiction and nonfiction that speak to the issues central to women’s lives, we at Spinsters Ink also plan to bring you fresh new voices and a diverse collection of contemporary works.
		It is the fall semester of 1990, and three students - all with the first name of Elizabeth - are on the roll for Professor Angela Rivers’ Women in Literature course at William Blount University.
		Spinsters Ink is committed to giving voice to women writers from every walk of life.
	www.spinsters-ink.com (1462 words)

	Why "Spinster?" Who's Spinning? \| SpinsterSpin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Let’s begin with the definitions: according to the Oxford Dictionary of Current English, a "spinster" is “a single woman beyond the usual age for marriage.” But long before the word became a moniker for old and unwanted chicks, "spinster" referred simply to women who spun, as in yarn.
		Here’s my definition of "spinster": “A woman who has decided, for reasons that are her own damn business, to forego marriage and motherhood in favor of spinning herself an amazing kickass life.”
		And so in the best sense, to be a spinster is to be less focused on the fact of our singleness, and more focused on the beauty of our existence.
	www.spinsterspin.com /node/1 (371 words)

	SpinsterSpin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		At turns charmed and cursed, a girl knows romance as coffee, red wine, and books; solitude she counts as daylight virtue and muted evenings, the inventory of absence.
		But this is no sorry spinster story, just the way days string together a life.
		All in all, I remain a bigger fan of the Spinster Shower.
	www.spinsterspin.com (995 words)

	The Spinster's Treadle
		Originally, being a spinster meant that you spun yarn.
		However, in the 1700’s spinster became the legal term for unmarried women past their "prime".
		Therefore being a spinster of the highest skill also meant you were unmarried!!
	www.spinsterstreadle.com /spinning.htm (1063 words)

	"The Spinster and the Prophet" by A.B. McKillop - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"The Spinster and the Prophet" by A.B. McKillop
		When H.G. Wells, world-renowned author, was charged by an unknown Canadian spinster with plagiarizing a book that purported to cover all that had happened to mankind since the beginning of time, he didn't take her claims especially seriously.
		All of which is to say that the litigation that challenged Wells' reputation some eight decades ago vividly evokes, and may even explain, the reasons for our confusion about plagiarism to this day.
	dir.salon.com /story/books/review/2002/11/07/mckillip/print.html (705 words)

	:: Bitter Barren Spinster Club :: Faq-U
		The BBS was born out of countless bad dates, sour relationships and just general dismay of the singles scene that we all found ourselves mercilessly shoved into through various instances of poor character judgment.
		At the time he was all into Metal and when he heard my name he started calling MegaBeth (as in MegaDeth) and that has also just sort of stuck in certain circles and I like it.
		The BBS is open to any and all that acknowledge, express and want to foster their person bitterness with the world.
	www.bitterbarrenspinsters.org /faq.html (525 words)

	The Spinster Story
		Spinster fly was originally developed for Lake Texoma striped bass.
		Basic criteria for the fly were that it not only had to attract stripers when the bite was hot, but during adverse conditions as well.
		This hook style also helps to minimize hang-ups on subsurface structure and snags.
	www.danblanton.com /spinsterstory.html (347 words)

	A Spinster's Tale Historical Context
		Even though it is apparent that the events in the story take place around 1914 or so—the Spanish- American War of the late 1890s is still a fresh memory to Elizabeth’s father and ‘‘the possibilities of a general war’’ are referred to, foreshadowing World War I—the story is told much later.
		Elizabeth is telling the story as an elderly spinster, many years after the events of the story.
		With that in mind, it is clear that Taylor is interested in exploring the time when the events of the story take place, rather...
	www.enotes.com /spinsters-tale/22770 (160 words)

	indieville: review: spinster - a funny thing happened on the way to hell
		Over the five songs on A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hell, the band prove that they've got all the aspects of a winning rock band, and yet still have some work to do.
		First things first, Spinster's punk-influenced rock compositions are very well written.
		All in all, Spinster's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hell EP is an opinionated romp that hints at a promising future for the band.
	www.indieville.com /reviews/spinster.htm (303 words)

	Azeri to Make Keeneland Debut in Spinster Stakes - bloodhorse.com
		She took the lead past the three-quarter-mile mark but couldn't contain Storm Flag Flying, who was reserved early in the race.
		The lone 3-year-old in the Spinster field is Arnold Zetcher's House of Fortune, who's trained by Ron McAnally and will be ridden by Gary Stevens at 120.
		The Spinster is the eighth race on a nine-race program.
	racing.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=24716 (432 words)

	Girl Player reviews Spinster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Spinster's music has a twist of the 80s, but in a very "now" kind of way.
		Smooth vocals are reminiscent of Blondie, and a little bit of Siouxsie.
		Spinster saves the best for the last with Rock Ain't Dead.
	www.girlplayer.com /cdreviewsspinster.html (276 words)

	Spinster
		And I'm thinking that the flags mean something, the colors and all, but I don't know what.
		Bruce Karmanzin gets this Spinster's award for "Most Attractive Gay Man" in the parade.
		I know I never will, may in fact lurk forever in the depths of their stories and confessions and rants and view of life through their eyes and their camera lenses.
	www.spinster.blogs.com (2168 words)

	The Spinster And The Lawyer - Jokes-Funnies.com
		An elderly spinster called the lawyer's office and told the receptionist she wanted to see the lawyer about having a will prepared.The receptionist suggested they set up an appointment for a time for the spinster to come into the office.
		The receptionist checked with the attorney who agreed and he went to the spinster's home for the meeting to discuss her estate and the will.
		The next morning, she drove him to the spinster's house and waited while he went into the house.
	www.unwind.com /jokes-funnies/lawyerjokes/spinster.shtml (458 words)

	spinster - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Spinster : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
		Spinster : Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898) [home, info]
		Words similar to spinster: spinner, spinsterhood, spinsterish, spinsterly, old maid, thread maker, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=spinster (208 words)

	OFFOFF theater review DOÑA ROSITA THE SPINSTER play by Gwynne Edwards Jean Cocteau Repertory with Craig Smith, Amy Lee ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The flower in particular, and the driving symbol of the evening is the rare "rosa mutable" a flower that changes from red in the morning, to white in the afternoon, to petals falling off in the evening.
		Then we meet the housekeeper and the aunt, and we meet Doña Rosita the spinster, though she isn't one quite yet.
		In the third act 10 years later, he still doesn't return, and poor Doña Rosita is all alone and ultimately a spinster.
	www.offoff.com.cob-web.org:8888 /theater/2004/donarosita.php (662 words)

	Spinsters.com
		I don’t have cable either but that is a good thing.
		I can only access the ‘Net at Le Chateau de Notorious G.U.P. so Spinsters current state of un-updated-ness will last for a bit longer.
		Contact the Spinsters at: brodskii@yahoo.com (Gena) calhounista@hotmail.com (Lee Ann)
	spinsters.blogspot.com (1038 words)

	Smooth Azeri Her Old Self in Spinster - bloodhorse.com
		Date Posted: 10/10/2004 7:58:01 PM Last Updated: 10/13/2004 1:42:04 PM eri wins Overbrook Spinster in her first-ever race at Keeneland.
		The champion Azeri, approaching her 2002 form when she was Horse of the Year, put on a show in her first start at Keeneland while winning the $500,000 Overbrook Spinster for fillies and mares under wraps Sunday.
		She carried 123 pounds to victory, the same as five of her six opponents in the 1 1/8-mile Spinster.
	racing.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=24748 (658 words)

	CiteULike: spinster's designing_participation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Recent papers added to spinster's library classified by the tag designing_participation.
		posted to communities designing_participation participation sociability usability by spinster as
		posted to copyright designing_participation donations funding by spinster as
	www.citeulike.org /user/spinster/tag/designing_participation (874 words)

	Amazon.com: Maigret and the Spinster: Books: Georges Simenon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		The name of the spinster of the title is Cecile.
		Maigret and the Spinster was written in 1942, while Paris was occupied by the Germans.
	www.amazon.com /Maigret-Spinster-Georges-Simenon/dp/0156551292 (1078 words)

	:: callie kimball :: (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As an actor, director, and movement consultant, she has worked at Cherry Red Productions, Purchased Experiences Don’t Count, Theater J, and The Shakespeare Theatre Company.
		She founded DC Dollies and The Rocket Bitch Revue in 2006 and has been blogging as Lucky Spinster since 2002.
		She is currently working on a play cycle based on her ancestors who lived in Maine in the 1600s.
	www.calliekimball.com.cob-web.org:8888 (417 words)

	:: lucky spinster® :: contests ::
		The contest ended at midnight o'clock on September 30.
		Miss Kathleen Coons won her preshus self a Lucky Spinster tee shirt for her winning entry: "Spinster like you never have," which we chose for its imperative sensitiblity.
		Except for the guys, of course.") Kelly wins a Lucky Spinster tee, a LS bumper sticker, and a Lush bath bomb!
	www.luckyspinster.com /Contests.html (568 words)

	Spinster Art by Walter Dendy Sadler at AllPosters.com
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