noblewomen
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In Ancient Egypt, pharaohs and noblewomen wore embellished braided wigs to show power, and in the Middle Ages, women's long hair became associated with femininity and virtue.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Aspiring knights were pages; noblewomen worked as ladies in waiting.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 7, 2018
And—crucially—it gives fair time to educated noblewomen like Christine de Pizan and Lucrezia Marinella, who in their work exposed the misogynist creed for the veil of lies it was.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2015
Among noblewomen, “unseemly” physical activities like riding or handling weapons were discouraged.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2012
Werfel bowed to noblemen and noblewomen who passed.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
