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The Essay

'The Odd Woman', or celebrating five single females

Aunts

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Where have all the aunts gone? asks Rachel Cooke. She remembers her own maiden aunts, Hilda and Vera, and the many aunts that populate literature. Show more

The Essay

'The Odd Woman', or celebrating five single females

Career Girls

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Writer Rachel Cooke looks at five versions of the single woman. In this essay she considers career girls. Show more

The Essay

'The Odd Woman', or celebrating five single females

The Spinster

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Rachel Cooke explores five versions of the single woman. She starts with the spinster, a word with positive origins but nowadays associated with loneliness and unhappiness. Show more