as in femininity
the set of qualities traditionally considered appropriate for or characteristic of women
she was the ideal of traditional Southern womanhood
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The optics and perils of working womanhood have marked Clinton’s time on the political stage.
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The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
After Emancipation, Black women set about reclaiming and redefining their womanhood.
—Kali Nicole Gross / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
The tenderness of the pair’s relationship is moving and palpable as the pair navigate their friendship — and Harper, her newfound womanhood — through the various stops along the way.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2024
While Black women are often called masculine in a racist, misogynistic attempt to strip us of our innocence, femininity, and womanhood, Obama took it as an opportunity to assert her power and show off how strong femininity can be.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 30 July 2024
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The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
After Emancipation, Black women set about reclaiming and redefining their womanhood.
—Kali Nicole Gross / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
The tenderness of the pair’s relationship is moving and palpable as the pair navigate their friendship — and Harper, her newfound womanhood — through the various stops along the way.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2024
While Black women are often called masculine in a racist, misogynistic attempt to strip us of our innocence, femininity, and womanhood, Obama took it as an opportunity to assert her power and show off how strong femininity can be.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 30 July 2024
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“Womanhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/womanhood. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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