USE OF THE TITLES: MS, MRS. & MISS
USE OF THE TITLES: MS, MRS. & MISS Ms. or Ms The abbreviation Ms or Ms. (as a title) has evoked different opinions and arguments among people in different circles. Some people say that Ms is a title for a divorced woman; some feel that it is a title for a woman who has children but not married; another group feel that it is used only with an ex husband’s name and others opine that it is a title used only with a woman’s maiden name. Surprisingly, however, none of the above four opinions on the usage of Ms.is correct. Origin of Ms. or Ms: The idea of using Ms. or Ms as a stop-gap between Miss and Mrs. was conceived by some women back in 1901, but it was in 1961 that one Sheila Michaels, a civil rights worker in New York City, brought the title to the limelight (as a feminist who wanted women to be addressed with a title free of marital status, just as the title Mr. is to men). Following this movement and advocacy, a feminist magazine named Ms was
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