>I don't read it that way. A married "working" women - especially a professional - may prefer to be addressed - as Ms.
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>Introducing as Mrs presents the woman as the "wife" of the "Mr". Presenting a women as "Ms" presents the women as a "stand alone" entity.
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>Mr. and Miss is used a lot by school teachers. I was more a "Mr." in elementary school than I am now!

...the 'mister' you used when you wanted to say things like 'Put down that crossbow and turn around real slow, mister.'
"The Truth", Terry Pratchett