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See -woman.
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Origin of forewoman
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After the jury got the case, Trailer, the forewoman, went home and watched “12 Angry Men,” a legal drama about conflict between jurors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
The jury forewoman said Jennifer Crumbley wasn’t a “super reliable witness.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
“We all felt Mr. Lynch intended well,” Kitty Meese, the jury forewoman, told reporters, including one from The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
The judge questioned the forewoman about what happened and she admitted her mistake in saying the jury had reached a unanimous verdict when it had not.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2024
He it was who told the forewoman of his uncle's millinery department, in front of a customer, that she had a moustache.
From A Great Man A Frolic by Arnold Bennett
One of the most trying aspects of machine-speeding, in the sewing trades, is the perpetual goading and insistence of the foremen and forewomen, frequently mentioned by other workers besides Yeddie.
From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Sue Ainslie Clark
In every kitchen there is a forewoman cook—there are these forewomen in every department of the work of the women, and they correspond rather to the "noncoms" among the men.
From The Sword of Deborah First-hand impressions of the British Women's Army in France by F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson) Jesse
The forewomen also conform to this arrangement, but wear washing dresses of blue cotton to distinguish them from the girls.
From The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa by Brandon Head
He began with closer individual supervision by the forewomen.
From Increasing Human Efficiency in Business, a contribution to the psychology of business by Walter Dill Scott
A study of the previous experience of foremen and forewomen made by the survey shows that they come from nearly every department of the factory.
From Wage Earning and Education by Rufus Rolla Lutz
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