I should say something about Women’s History Month. There are so many unsung heroines in the arts and scientists, but they’re easy enough to find now, without my going on about them.

Hold on, because I’m about share my theory of how this happens—why women are not taken seriously in the world of professionals. I saw a perfect example a few days before Valentine’s day—a month ago, not a century ago—and the display of kitchen towels in an upscale store at the mall near my home.

I was too shocked to think about taking a photo, but here’s my best shot at a description of the towel. The lower half was embroidered as follows:

MISS

MRS!

Really Miss/Mrs./Mrs. Professional Woman? How am I supposed to take you seriously when you don’t take yourself and your own name seriously?

I wish knew who designed the towels. I wish I knew how the sales went.