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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And the day before I was at the House—in the ladies' gallery.
From Frances Waldeaux by Davis, Rebecca Harding
He came for me in his brougham, and saw me safely deposited in the ladies' gallery.
From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward
His brother senators very soon began to remark that the Prairie Giant had acquired a trick of looking up to the ladies' gallery.
From Democracy, an American novel by Adams, Henry
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 Caine, Hall, Sir
What mattered it that his name was called aloud, and that gloves and knots of ribands fell at his feet, as he rode past the ladies' gallery?
From The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison
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