conductress

[kuh n-duhk-tris]

noun

a woman who conducts; a female leader, guide, director, or manager.
a woman who is employed as a conductor on a bus, train, or other public conveyance.

Origin of conductress

First recorded in 1615–25; conduct(o)r + -ess

See -ess.

Hastily dressing, she followed her conductress, who had remained to assist her.
Clara Maynard
W.H.G. Kingston
I did think so but forebore to say it, and I softly followed my conductress.
The Aspern Papers
Henry James
He said a few words to me, and my conductress led me back to my mother.
The Town
Leigh Hunt
In a few seconds, the orphans and their conductress reached the carriage.
The Wandering Jew, Complete
Eugene Sue
A stone-cast from the house was a mirador known to our conductress.
The Fortunate Isles
Mary Stuart Boyd