womanhood

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Poised behind a lectern, in a silver silk top and matching trousers, Kirk explained that feminism teaches women to “reject the very things that make womanhood unique.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The conversation shifts into a broader reflection on womanhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

"Your wild imagination, your brave untethered womanhood, your ferocious gentleness is a guiding light to me."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

While she has since embraced her womanhood, she says she still lives with the irreversible effects—including chronic pain, a low voice, excessive hair growth and the inability to breastfeed her child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

She figured she’d have to spend the best years of her womanhood hunting up people to tell them that they were right and to thank them.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith