@rachelcleves One of my favorite essays ever was a Lowell Mill GIrls article about her "old maid" or "spinster" status.
She was a hoot.
@rachelcleves Here is is. I hadn't read her in a while. She's my spirit
#spinster.
1845 v5 Lowell Offering
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044019620822&view=1up&seq=135&q1=spinster
@mem_somerville thanks for sharing!