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An "old wives' tale" is a colloquial expression referring to spurious or superstitious claims. They can be said sometimes to be a type of urban legend, said to be passed down by older women to a younger generation. Such tales are considered superstition, folklore or unverified claims with
Carol Seajay is an American activist and former bookseller. [1] [2] She cofounded the Old Wives Tales bookstore in San Francisco as well as the Feminist Bookstore News, which she edited and published for more than 20 years before ceasing publication in 2000.
Old wives' tales may refer to: Old wives' tales, sayings of popular wisdom (usually incorrect) passed down from generation to generation; Old Wives Tales (extended play), a 1996 EP by Joy Electric; Old Wives Tales (bookstore), a feminist bookstore in San Francisco
Boy or girl? Old wives' tales are a fun, if unscientific, way to answer the question that's on many expectant parents' minds. Ever since people started having babies — so, ever since people ...
The Old Wives' Tale is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1908.It deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines, following their stories from their youth, working in their mother's draper's shop, into old age.
Another wives’ tale says a lunar halo, or a ring seen around the moon, means wintery weather is on its way. (At least that’s what the Farmers’ Almanac says.)
The Old Wives' Tale is a play by George Peele first printed in England in 1595. [1] The play has been identified as the first English work to satirize the romantic dramas popular at the time. Although only the titles of most of these popular works have survived, they seem to be unrelated composites of popular romantic and fairy-tale motifs of ...
Fenwomen was followed by two further books on women’s history: Old Wives’ Tales: Their History, Remedies and Spells and Growing Up In Lambeth. From 1987 to 1991, she lived in Barbados, and began working in Caribbean history.