Renaissance woman

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She’s a Renaissance woman — that’s how I think of her.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022

In my middle age, I finally realized my dream of becoming a Renaissance woman.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2022

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

She has been described as a Renaissance woman who broke a colour bar through her beauty, intelligence, and performing skills.

From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2013

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