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Marjorie Hillis

How to Live Alone and Like It

How to Live Alone and Like It

A classic 1936 self-help book by Marjorie Hillis that advocates for the joys of independent living for single women.

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  • Jules
    JulesFirst to rec

    “do you know about marjorie? she was martha stewart for single women. wrote a series of books - how to live alone and like it. they’ve wiped her off the plane of popular culture bc they want female singleton to be a modern invention. the first single woman was carrie bradshaw basically.”

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