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They were hand-and-glove with the forewomen, asked them to breakfast at their country houses, knelt to old Spricht as if he were the Pope himself.

From The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 by Verrall, A. W. (Arthur Woollgar)

One of the most trying aspects of machine-speeding, in the sewing trades, is the perpetual goading and insistence of the foremen and forewomen, frequently mentioned by other workers besides Yeddie.

From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie

He began with closer individual supervision by the forewomen.

From Increasing Human Efficiency in Business, a contribution to the psychology of business by Scott, Walter Dill

She said there were chances to make big wages there, because forewomen and draping hands were wanted more and girls who had anything in them had a better show than in a little place.

From The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel by Miller, John Maurice

A study of the previous experience of foremen and forewomen made by the survey shows that they come from nearly every department of the factory.

From Wage Earning and Education by Lutz, Rufus Rolla