freedwoman
Americannoun
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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
This person was Acte, a beautiful Asiatic freedwoman, and the inexperienced, ardent youth, already given up to exotic fancies, became so enamoured that he one day proposed to repudiate Octavia and to marry Acte.
From The Women of the Caesars by Ferrero, Guglielmo
"Who art thou?" murmured the freedwoman; "there is a film over my eyes—I cannot see—art thou a goddess?"
From "Unto Caesar" by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
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
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 Hecker, Eugene Arthur
Her two handmaids, freedwomen, were new to the place, but already fond of her son.
From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.
Yet some of the freedwomen have left their mark on that dark page of history.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
The Lex de maritandis ordinibus prohibited marriages between senators and freedwomen.
From The Women of the Caesars by Ferrero, Guglielmo
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