| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 308 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-306) |
| Summary |
"A single woman considers her life, the [lives] of the bold single ladies who have gone before her, and the long arc of slowly changing attitudes towards women"-- Provided by publisher. |
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As a single woman, Bolick invites us into her carefully considered, passionately lived life, weaving together the past and present to examine why she-- along with over 100 million American women, whose ranks keep growing-- remains unmarried. She shows us that contemporary debates about settling down, and having it all, are timeless-- the crucible upon which all thoughtful women have tried for centuries to forge a good life. |
| Contents |
There, thought unbraids itself -- The spinster wish -- The essayist: part I -- The columnist -- The poet -- The essayist: part II -- The novelist -- The social visionary -- The essayist: part III --- Are women people yet? |
| Subject |
Bolick, Kate.
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Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
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Single women -- United States -- Psychology.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Note |
Title in pre-publication: Spinster : a life of one's own |
| ISBN |
9780385347136 hardback |
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0385347138 hardback |
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