foremother
Example Sentences
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I was like, "This is the story of my foreparents, my queer foremothers."
From Salon
“Pioneer,” a bronze sculpture by Tschabalala Self, celebrates “our foremothers, the many Indigenous and Black women who have allowed America to develop,” Self said.
From New York Times
The poem — once called “the most reviled poem in African American literature” — has been hard for many to take, including the generations of Black poets who have claimed Wheatley as a foremother.
From New York Times
“They need to know what their forefathers and foremothers endured.”
From New York Times
“This is about honoring the legacy of our foremothers,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
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