The American Spinster

Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #1 – Queen Elizabeth I

Arguably the most powerful monarch in history, Queen Elizabeth I tops this list of Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters. Why She Makes the List Though not the first female ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth I was certainly the most famous. During a time when women were very commonly believed to be inherently feeble, lesser beings than…
Why You Should Plan on Staying Single

If some all-knowing seer told you with certainty that you would be single for the rest of your life, how would you style that future? How Will You Spend Your Single Future? Imagine how freeing this knowledge would be. It would put you in total control of your destiny; you wouldn’t wait or plan your…
5 Steps to Creating Your Solo Bedroom

The solo woman’s bedroom is different from the coupled woman’s, or the would-be coupled woman’s for that matter. If you’re a footloose and fancy-free woman, here are five great tips to create your very own single woman’s bedroom. What Makes a Single Woman’s Bedroom Different? The goal of any bedroom is to facilitate a peaceful…
Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #2 – Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony is one of the most iconic and accomplished spinsters the world has ever known. It’s difficult to overstate the role of Susan B. Anthony in the rise of equal rights in the United States. While countless suffragists contributed to the eventual acceptance of women in governance, no single figure stands out quite…
Top 10 Real-Life Spinsters: #3 – Oprah Winfrey

Whether you love her or hate her, Oprah proved that a woman can be a success by every measure without a husband or children. Oprah Winfrey’s Story Oprah was born into poverty in rural Mississippi in 1954. Her mother was still a teenager, unmarried and under-educated. For the early portion of her life, it appeared…