@ickplant to Witchy MemesEnglish • 1 year agoIn 1889, a British newspaper asked women why they were 'spinsters' - this was one of the answersimagemessage-square7arrow-up1258arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1257arrow-down1imageIn 1889, a British newspaper asked women why they were 'spinsters' - this was one of the answers@ickplant to Witchy MemesEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square7file-text
minus-squareHeartyBeastlinkfedilink27•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.