forewoman
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After the jury got the case, Trailer, the forewoman, went home and watched “12 Angry Men,” a legal drama about conflict between jurors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
The jury forewoman said Jennifer Crumbley wasn’t a “super reliable witness.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
“We all felt Mr. Lynch intended well,” Kitty Meese, the jury forewoman, told reporters, including one from The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
The judge questioned the forewoman about what happened and she admitted her mistake in saying the jury had reached a unanimous verdict when it had not.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2024
The woman was only a forewoman at her establishment.
From Daisy by Susan Warner
A private dining-room is provided for the forewomen.
From The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa by Brandon Head
In every kitchen there is a forewoman cook—there are these forewomen in every department of the work of the women, and they correspond rather to the "noncoms" among the men.
From The Sword of Deborah First-hand impressions of the British Women's Army in France by F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson) Jesse
Under the deacons are "care-takers," who are the foremen and forewomen in the different pursuits.
From The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation by Charles Nordhoff
A study of the previous experience of foremen and forewomen made by the survey shows that they come from nearly every department of the factory.
From Wage Earning and Education by Rufus Rolla Lutz
Factory employment: Machine operators, designers, forewomen, stenographers, bookkeepers, nurses, dietitians, welfare workers, travellers, managers and owners.
From The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance by Lady Marjory MacMurchy Willison
