Ms.

[KSROSTAND at bmg.bhs.uab.edu]

Just as men are addressed as Mr. without reference to their marital 
status, Ms. should be used to address women without reference to their 
marital status. I think it was probably originally proposed by Gloria 
Steinem et al - remember Ms. Magazine?
Kathy Rostand, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
University of Alabama in Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35294
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