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Apr 11, 2018 · Single white female begins as a classification by marital status, race, and sex in US censuses and medical publications in the late 1800s.Fast forward to the 1970s, when personal ads in newspapers started using abbreviations for common identifiers to save space, such as SWF for single white female.Here, SWF could refer to a woman looking for a date or roommate, for example, or it could be used ...
When a 'Single White Female' places an ad in the press for a similar woman to rent a room (to replace the boyfriend she's just left), all the applicants seem weird. Then along comes a level headed woman who seems to be just right. The new lodger has a secret past which haunts her.
