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workingwoman

[wur-king-woom-uhn] / ˈwɜr kɪŋˌwʊm ən /


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In 1998 I was a 49-year-old married workingwoman who found herself not feeling well.

From Time Magazine Archive

One is the "little black dress," a Chanel revolution in the '20s and '30s, when it symbolized the offhand smartness of the modern workingwoman.

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I don't think she realized that I was a workingwoman.

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In one of the many declarations the show makes about its heroine--in case anyone missed the point--Ally says, "I am a strong workingwoman whose life feels empty without a man."

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She had a way of making me feel like we were the same age, even though I was still in high school and she was a workingwoman in her twenties.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a plaintiff in the Washington suit, called comparable worth "pay equity for workingwomen."

From Time Magazine Archive

That is the most compelling argument against any notion that companies can afford to sideline the millions of workingwomen who will decide to become mothers as well.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Queen Mary went to Stansted, England to open a home for British workingwomen, the children who were to present purses to Her Majesty were anxiously coached.

From Time Magazine Archive

Part of his political success lies in the fact that he has made room for nearly everybody, from the redoubtable dissident Andrei Sakharov to Russian Orthodox priests to downtrodden workingwomen.

From Time Magazine Archive

In its limited way, it carried on much-needed educational work, building up self-respect and confidence among workingwomen, stirring up "a wholesome discontent," and preparing the way for women's unions.

From Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian by Lutz, Alma




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