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Spinster, old maid or self-partnered – why words for single women have changed through time

  • Written by Amy Froide, Professor of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
In a recent interview, was Emma Watson embarrassed to admit she was single?Tinseltown/Shutterstock.com

In a recent interview with Vogue, actress Emma Watson opened up about being a single 30-year-old woman. Instead of calling herself single, however, she used the word “self-partnered.”

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