Leonarda Cianciulli
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Leonarda Cianciulli was an Italian serial killer and cannibal. Better known as the Soap-Maker of Correggio, she murdered three women in the town of Correggio, Reggio Emilia, in 1939 and 1940, and turn
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Spinster
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Spinster or old maid is a term referring to an unmarried woman who is older than what is perceived as the prime age range during which women usually marry. It can also indicate that a woman is conside
Leonarda Cianciulli
…sacrifices. Cianciulli found her victims in three middle-aged women, all neighbours. The first of Cianciulli's victims, Faustina Setti, was a lifelong spinster who had come to her for help in finding a husband. Cianciulli told her of a suitable partner in Pola but asked her to tell no one of the news. She also…
The Spinner by William-Adolphe Bouguereau shows a woman hand-spinning using a drop spindle. Fibers to be spun are bound to a distaff held in her left hand.
Monument to Peg Woffington (1720–1760) in St Mary's church, Teddington which describes her marital status