Journalist Kate Bolick likes the word spinster, though she wants to redefine it. She says that until recently there have been two stereotypes of unmarried women: fabulous and frivolous or pathetic and desperate. But today, there are more than 100 million American women who are single, and Bolick says it’s a choice to live life on your own terms. Thursday, she joins Doug to talk about her single life, and the lives of 19th and 20th century “spinsters” who emboldened her.
Kate Bolick is a contributing editor for The Atlantic. Her book is called Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own. [Indiebound|Amazon]
