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  • Single Women in Star Trek: A Solo Future

    Single Women in Star Trek: A Solo Future

    Are intentionally single women selfish for caring more about their own development than their potential roles as wives and mothers? Not according to the future as seen in Star Trek. The wide range of women in Star Trek show us that spinsterhood is alive and well in the utopian future. Star Trek: The meaning of…

  • Housewarming Gifts for Single Women

    Housewarming Gifts for Single Women

    Is a young woman in your life getting ready to strike out on her own? Here’s The American Spinster’s Top 5 list of best housewarming gifts for single women. The Bachelorette Pad Housewarming Party? In the world of the white picket fence, young adults get married, move into their first home, and receive housewarming gifts…

  • Confessions of a Childfree Woman

    Confessions of a Childfree Woman

    What are the Confessions of a Childfree Woman? If you’re even remotely interested in the childfree lifestyle, you’ve got to read Confessions of a Childfree Woman: A life spent swimming against the mainstream. In this post, I’ll tell you: {Psst! Because I so highly recommend this book, this post contains affiliate links. Read more about…

  • The Baby Matrix, by Laura Carroll | The American Spinster

    The Baby Matrix, by Laura Carroll | The American Spinster

    The Baby Matrix The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create A Better World, by Laura Carroll, takes readers through a critical exploration of the way we look at childhood, parenthood, and procreation. Carroll explores the ideology of pronatalism through the framework of The Matrix film (hence…

  • Is Single Discrimination a Thing?

    Is Single Discrimination a Thing?

    Single discrimination? Do single people really think they’re being discriminated against? What’s next? Has the world gone made with this PC nonsense?? It’s okay, everyone. Let’s take a (calm and rational) look at single discrimination in the workplace. In this post you’ll learn: What is single discrimination? Single discrimination is a non-legal term referring to…

How to Have a Meaningful Life Without Kids, by Lilli Blackmore
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