Terry O'Reilly

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The earliest known modern revival of the term Ms.

was in 1901, when a publication in Massachusetts made the case that a title for a woman shouldn't rely on that woman's domestic situation.

It said referring to a single woman as Mrs. was incorrect, and addressing an older married woman as Ms.

seemed awkward.

So it suggested the honorific title of Ms.,

Decades later, in 1969, Gloria Steinem was listening to a radio interview with a feminist who suggested the title Ms.

should be used by women.

Steinem, who was preparing to launch a feminist magazine, adopted the word as the publication's title.

From that point on, Ms.

was widely used.

Even in an era of gender-neutral terms, honorifics can still be found to this day to signal gender, marital status, or professional qualifications.

There are some time-honored honorifics in the world of marketing, too.

Brand names that were created to give products a sense of respect and authority.

Using titles like Mr., Mrs., Doctor, or Colonel, these products have survived the test of time.

In most of the stories we'll tell today, they are the brands you probably think of first in their category.

Is that because those products are the best?

Or is it because they have the best names?

There is a long history in the world of marketing of naming products with the words Mr. or Mrs. or Captain or Doctor.

Like Mr. Clean or Mrs. Butterworth or Captain Morgan or Doc Martens.

In the branding process, and especially when naming a product, words are chosen very, very carefully.

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