Category: Violence Against Women

• 🎃 Halloween: A Ritual of Shadows and Survival

  Oct 18

  Modern Halloween, with its costumes, sweets, and seasonal festivities, may appear as a light-hearted annual event. However, beneath the commercial surface lies a complex history interwoven with ancient Celtic belief… more ›

• Chapter Eight: Abuse, Trauma, and Protective Singleness

  Oct 8

  Introduction While many women in the twenty-first century embrace singleness as a form of autonomy or lifestyle choice, others arrive at it as a protective strategy. Experiences of childhood abuse,… more ›

• Chapter Six: The Twenty-First Century – Autonomy and Ambivalence

  Oct 8

  Introduction The twenty-first century has brought both unprecedented freedoms and persistent ambivalence for single women. Legally and structurally, women can now access education, professions, banking, and property without male mediation.… more ›

• Chapter Five: The Twentieth Century – From “Surplus Women” to Second-Wave Feminism

  Oct 4

  Introduction The twentieth century brought profound transformations in the lives of single women. Demographic upheavals, particularly following the two World Wars, produced large populations of unmarried women who could not… more ›

• Chapter Four – The Nineteenth Century – Legal Reform and Financial Rights

  Oct 4

  Introduction The nineteenth century represents a decisive stage in the history of single women. At the start of the century, the legal doctrine of coverture remained firmly in place, rendering… more ›

• Chapter Three – The Eighteenth Century – Independence and Respectability

  Oct 4

  Introduction The eighteenth century marked a turning point in the history of single women. Demographic change, urban growth, and the spread of market economies ensured that unmarried women were increasingly… more ›

• Chapter Two – Early Modern Transformations (16th–17th Century)

  Oct 4

  Introduction The early modern period (c. 1500–1700) brought significant changes to the status of single women. Demographic trends, the growth of markets, and the expansion of credit economies created new… more ›

• Chapter One -Medieval Roots -Unmarried Women and Business

  Oct 4

  Introduction The medieval period (c. 1100–1500) provides the earliest substantial records of single women’s participation in economic life. Unlike married women, who were legally subsumed under the doctrine of coverture,… more ›

• The Single Woman as a Historical Subject

  Oct 4

  Introduction Aims of the Study This book examines the history of single women from the medieval period to the present, exploring how they have been defined, represented, and positioned within… more ›

• Prenatal paracetamol, autism risk, and leucovorin: what the strongest science really says

  Sep 23

  Does Paracetamol in Pregnancy Cause Autism? What the Evidence Really Says Why are people talking about this? You may have seen headlines claiming that taking paracetamol (acetaminophen) in pregnancy causes… more ›