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    Read a 1918 suffragette’s “advice on marriage to young ladies.”

    Emily Temple

    February 14, 2023, 9:20am

    For you on Valentine’s Day, an oldie but a goodie: an anonymous 1918 suffragette’s extremely tart list of advice to young ladies considering marriage—which you may remember if you were on the internet at all a few years ago, and which is reportedly on display at Pontypridd Museum in Wales. It begins in bluntness: “Do not marry at all.” But if you must (or whoops, have already) there’s some advice for you too. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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