Meaning of founding mother | Babel Free
ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðəEquivalents
Examples
“Finally there is a comprehensive, well-documented life of founding mother Elizabeth Cady Stanton: In Her Own⟳ Right, by Elisabeth Griffith. Griffith focuses upon both the life and the social atmosphere which led to the beginnings of the first wave⟳ of American feminism.”
“She (Audrey Lorde) is a member of the founding collective of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press⟳ and a founding mother of SISA, Sisterhood in Support⟳ of Sisters in South Africa.”
“There could even be a case made for treating Jane Harrison as a founding mother of social science (Beard, 2000).”
“The initial founding mother, Eve, becomes a paradigmatic figure⟳ in later Jewish and Christian exegesis[…]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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