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workingwomen

  • plural
    of workingwoman.
    workingwoman
    noun
    a woman who is regularly employed.

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That is the most compelling argument against any notion that companies can afford to sideline the millions of workingwomen who will decide to become mothers as well.

From Time Magazine Archive

In effect, the Social Security taxes these workingwomen have paid earn them nothing.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Queen Mary went to Stansted, England to open a home for British workingwomen, the children who were to present purses to Her Majesty were anxiously coached.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a plaintiff in the Washington suit, called comparable worth "pay equity for workingwomen."

From Time Magazine Archive

In its limited way, it carried on much-needed educational work, building up self-respect and confidence among workingwomen, stirring up "a wholesome discontent," and preparing the way for women's unions.

From Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian by Alma Lutz