Becoming a Mrs. is Back in Style
Why more women are ditching their maiden name and what this means for feminism.
By Jane Bradley
Last week, I was enjoying a rare afternoon off at home when the phone rang. It was a cold call.
“Hello, am I speaking to Mrs. T-? This is David from Dodgy Computer Services Inc. How are you today?”
Like most people, I’m not a fan of sales calls. Especially when they’re from individuals who might be trying to hack into my PC. But what annoyed me most wasn’t the call itself. It was the way the salesman had addressed me.
I picked up the phone and said, “That’s not me!,” as I often do when callers have the audacity to assume I share my husband’s last name. “Are you telling me my husband is married—to SOMEONE ELSE? Called Mrs. T-? Who lives HERE? Where is she? … //READ MORE
