shepherdess

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The stories of her dressing as a shepherdess and milking the royal cows are probably no truer than the claim that she said, “Let them eat brioche.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The Thomas Hudson artwork, believed to show Lady Elizabeth Yorke as a shepherdess, had been on loan to Wimpole for several decades.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2021

But it’s an older character—Bo Peep, a ceramic shepherdess in a yearslong flirtation with Sheriff Woody—who’s the film’s greatest delight and most original creation.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2019

A shepherdess who heard the voices of saints in the sound of church bells, she led the French army toward decisive victories in the Hundred Years’ War before being tried for heresy, witchcraft and cross-dressing.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2018

She caught sight of the little shepherdess standing at the bottom of the stairs.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo