freedwoman
Americannoun
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freedwomen
plural
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Etymology
Origin of freedwoman
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; freed ( def. ) + woman
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Mickalene Thomas designed “Portrait of An Unlikely Space,” envisioning a setting for a precious painting of a freedwoman with a mysterious history.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Now, a piece of Mason’s legacy — the oldest known artistic representation of the famous freedwoman — faces demolition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
“Please! I will answer if you will only .. ” “Is it true?” a freedwoman shouted.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
A freedwoman had roused superstitious fear in the heart of a daughter of the Cæsars!
From "Unto Caesar" by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
A most unusual freedwoman," Hirnio asserted, "as she was almost a portent as a slave-girl.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by Edward Lucas White
Because they had done the actual work, freedwomen had the advantage of knowing, or being able to better estimate, how much time it took to perform a particular task.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2017
There were many freedmen and freedwomen of both colors, and in consequence much mixture of blood.
From The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 by Theodore Roosevelt
The relation which it implied between the man and his companion, who was generally one of his freedwomen, was sufficiently honourable.
From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones) Greenidge
I have known a few freedwomen married to men of wealth, and equestrian rank, who gained some vague approximation of social standing among the wives of their husbands' friends.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by Edward Lucas White
Justinus and Justinian abrogated the old law which forbade senators to marry freedwomen or any woman who had herself or whose parents had followed the stage.
From A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. by Eugene Arthur Hecker
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