workwoman

My friend was an excellent workwoman; but with some intelligence, and the will to learn, I soon knew as much as she did.
Other People's Money|Emile Gaboriau
She was an unskilled workwoman, not especially gifted in any way or fitted by her upbringing to earn her daily bread.
Olive in Italy|Moray Dalton
An artist or a workwoman can tell at once whether your stitch was laid just so because you meant it or because you knew no better.
Art in Needlework|Lewis F. Day
The best workwoman can earn seven shillings a week, working eight hours a day.
Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind|Frances Martin

The lady now conducted Otto into the sitting-room, where he found the four daughters in full activity with a workwoman.
O. T.|Hans Christian Andersen

Origin of workwoman