ladies' gallery
Britishnoun
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a gallery in the old House of Commons set aside for women spectators
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a portion of the strangers' gallery of the new House of Commons similarly reserved
Example Sentences
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Often enough in these fatiguing morning hours there would be sitting up behind the grille in the ladies' gallery an anxious, but proud, woman watching the Welsh statesman at the table.
From Lloyd George The Man and His Story by Dilnot, Frank
A veiled lady often waved encouragement and approbation to Sir Helmer; she threw gloves, kerchiefs, and silk ribands down to him from the ladies' gallery.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
Another ripple of soft laughter came from the ladies' gallery.
From Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy by Major, Charles
By good fortune I met General Cutcheon at one of the doors of the ladies' gallery of the House, and I told him the dilemma.
From A Military Genius Life of Anna Ella Carroll of Maryland by Blackwell, Sarah Ellen
Those who witnessed that division will never forget the grateful enthusiasm with which Mr. Jacob Bright was received when he came up to the ladies' gallery, with his wife leaning upon his arm.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
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