Here is a selection of published historical secondary sources on single women compiled by Jenéa Tallentire. The pieces are selected for thier attention to singleness and/or single women, excluding works on single mothers (single mothers have their own bibliography). The main periods and regions range from medieval to 20th century Europe and North America. It's comprised predominantly of Western sources, which are divided into sections: historical, contemporary, auto/biographical, women in religion, fiction and literary studies, and historical primary sources. In addition, some non-Western studies are included in their own section.

If you have corrections or new sources to add to any of these categories (or have new ones to suggest) please e-mail the compiler Jenéa Tallentire at jenea.tallentire [at] ufv.ca and I'll include them.