Renaissance woman

American  

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. a woman who has acquired profound knowledge or proficiency in more than one field.

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Renaissance woman

Laurie Anderson could be considered a modern Renaissance woman but she would humbly say that she's "just a dabbler and a tinkerer".

From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2021

Fresh off an Oscar win for best original screenplay for “Promising Young Woman,” which she also directed, Renaissance woman Emerald Fennell has earned an Emmy nomination for acting.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2021

Though mercurial, Marble was clearly a true Renaissance woman, a survivor of car crashes and illnesses, who possessed “The Will to Win.”

From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2020

But with her passing, America has not just lost a talented Renaissance woman and gifted raconteur.

From The Guardian ● May 28, 2014

Ms. Angelou’s papers are a window on 40 years of the times and the work of a Renaissance woman who became known as a “people’s poet.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2010