Today’s Reading List: Women and Solitude

Yesterday, we published Helena Fitzgerald’s “ The Fierce Triumph of Loneliness,”  an essay about a woman living alone. It’s been  resonating with our readers, and making me think about the gendered ways that all of us perceive solitude and singleness. For your continued reading pleasure, I’ve gathered some other great essays from women writers on this subject:

1. Rebecca Traister, author of  All The Single Ladies, wrote about turning 30 for ELLE.com: 

3. For Brooklyn Magazine, Maris Kreizman details how she found love: by doing absolutely nothing:

4.  Katrina  Kenison, a guest contributor of  On Being,  praises solitude:

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