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
Nevoleia Tyché, freedwoman of Julia, for herself and for Caius Munatius Faustus, knight and mayor of the suburb, to whom the decurions, with the consent of the people, had awarded the honor of the bisellium.
From The Wonders of Pompeii by Marc Monnier
Then, too, Acte was at this time a freedwoman.
From Roman Women by Alfred Brittain
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
The Lex de maritandis ordinibus prohibited marriages between senators and freedwomen.
From The Women of the Caesars by Guglielmo Ferrero
According to one of the fundamental laws of the State, the great law of Augustus on marriage, which forbade marriages between senators and freedwomen, the union of Nero and Acte could be only a concubinage.
From Characters and events of Roman History by Frances Lance Ferrero
If we do not see this, the freedwomen of the South did.
From Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Her two handmaids, freedwomen, were new to the place, but already fond of her son.
From John March, Southerner by George W. Cable
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