womanhood

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One speaker after another followed Erika’s lead, preaching the tenets of Christian womanhood to a congregation eager to be shepherded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The conversation shifts into a broader reflection on womanhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

When “Frankenstein” was first published without Shelley’s name, and chatter about its author began to spread, an early commentary in the British Critic scorned the dissonance between Shelley’s womanhood and the novel’s monstrous narrative.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

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