foremother
Example Sentences
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I was like, "This is the story of my foreparents, my queer foremothers."
From Salon
As its history shows, sometimes the movement’s foremothers reinforced chains rather than breaking them.
From New York Times
“She is a literary foremother for me that has just been under my nose all this time,” Davis said.
From New York Times
“Sin Miedo” is a bold proposal to listeners of any ethnicity, but it’s also Uchis’ love letter to the Latina foremothers who paved the way — similarly dauntless artists who were both revered and resented.
From Los Angeles Times
“Now is the time for us to work as a collective whole to fulfill the promises made to our foremothers and their mothers.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
