What does it mean when a women using Ms before her name instead of Miss or Mrs?
The title "Ms" was originally created by feminists around the
early 1970s in order to have a title for women that is equal to the
title "Mr" for men. The title "Mr" does not denote whether a man is
married or single, and the title "Ms" was meant to be used in the
same way, by women either single or married. "Ms" was never meant
to be an abbreviation of the word "Miss," as a previous answer to
this question stated. It is sad, that after nearly 40 years since
being created, that such a question as "What does it mean when a
woman uses Ms before her name" would be asked.