Officially publicise only one title of Ms. for married and unmarried women.

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Officially publicise only one title of Ms. for married and unmarried women.

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Women must reveal their marital status on their title. This makes an issue for widows and some women who were discriminated by their title. The UK government must stop offering Mrs. & Miss as options and remove titles of Mrs. & Miss on all documents that they are responsible for.

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The title Ms. began to be used as early as the 17th century, as a title which like Mister that did not originally indicate marital status. It fell into disuse until the 20th century. What is needed today is a more comprehensive term which does homage to the sex without expressing any views as to their domestic situation. Ask the government to remove Mrs. & Miss. from official documentation, recognise and publicise Ms. functions officially as the only title both for married and unmarried women.

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