Meaning of New Englishwoman | Babel Free

Definitions

A female inhabitant of New England.

historical, rare

Examples

“And soon all sojourners who bore news back to England of the New-Englishmen and New-Englishwomen, told of ample store of gardens. Ere a year had passed hopeful John Winthrop wrote, “My Deare Wife, wee are here in a Paradise.””

“The three American wives included each achieved a degree of independence, illustrative of the greater freedom allowed to New Englishwomen.”

“"It's not me, Sally. It was written by Anne Bradstreet." […] "I can never match up them New Englishwomen, John. Just leave me alone!"”

“As a New Englishwoman, maybe she just wants to see the Red Sox win their most recent World Series in 1918?”

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