It would appear that she had been a good churchwoman.
My wife, you know, is a strict churchwoman.
She had a small annuity, had turned herself into a most faithful churchwoman, and went to live at Ely because it was cheap and a cathedral city.
Some years ago a party of ultra-high churchwomen decided to wear only black during Lent.
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I am not enthusiastic about having a great many churchmen or churchwomen in this place.
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Beneath some of the things churchmen and churchwomen have said about the community charge there is above all, a deep questioning.
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No churchman orchurchwomanwould argue that responsibilities stop at the church door.
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She was a very goodchurchwoman.
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A strong liberal in politics, and a broad-mindedchurchwoman(in spite of her presbyterian training), she preserved the undenominational atmosphere of the college.
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Women were in many respects excluded from political and mercantile life, however, leading churchwomen were an exception.
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Leading churchwomen held a high rank within medieval society.
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Asher organized local churchwomen to serve as hostesses at luncheons for these young women.
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