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
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When Cynthia reached the ladies' gallery she had some trouble to find a place whence she could command the House.
From The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
A soft cry, a mere exclamation, was heard behind the chancel in the ladies' gallery, which was above the throne, a little to the right.
From Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy by Charles Major
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 Sarah Ellen Blackwell
Over which is the ladies' gallery, where the view is ungallantly obstructed by a grating.
From Dickens' London by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
The luncheon was nearly over, the speeches were about to begin, and the ladies' gallery was buzzing like a hive of bees, when I took my seat in it.
From The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill by Sir Hall Caine
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