chickweed on Nostr: "Spinster" denoted unmarried women who spun wool. Highly skilled spinsters were paid ...

"Spinster" denoted unmarried women who spun wool. Highly skilled spinsters were paid enough to afford not to marry. Despite later applied derogatory connotations, it's origin is a word that included independent women who rejected marriage and male partners entirely.

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