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1968: A Spinster's Life | Man Alive | BBC Archive
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23:18Now Playing"Spinster always makes me think of somebody that's very old-fashioned and hard-bitten and very sarcastic, and I'd rather be called a bachelor girl."
Man Alive interviews Vera, Frankie and Dorothy, three 'spinsters' - unmarried women. They discuss their attitudes to life, how they cope in various social situations, and how they feel they are perceived by society - particularly by married men and women.
Clip taken from Man Alive: Spinsters originally broadcast on BBC Two, 2 April, 1968.
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