http://canadianbaconbarbie.com/2007/09/the-ubiquitous-spinster-or-your-daily-dose-of-misogyny-circa-1952/ Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:07:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://canadianbaconbarbie.com/2007/09/the-ubiquitous-spinster-or-your-daily-dose-of-misogyny-circa-1952/comment-page-1/#comment-41 k8 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:40:11 +0000 http://canadianbaconbarbie.com/2007/09/the-ubiquitous-spinster-or-your-daily-dose-of-misogyny-circa-1952/#comment-41 Women who were librarians were often thought of as doomed to life as a spinster. Do you remember the scene in It's a Wonderful Life where George sees what would happen to his wife without his wonderful presence? That's right, she's a librarian (he shrieked in horror) and a spinster! Women who were librarians were often thought of as doomed to life as a spinster. Do you remember the scene in It’s a Wonderful Life where George sees what would happen to his wife without his wonderful presence? That’s right, she’s a librarian (he shrieked in horror) and a spinster!

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