war widow

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That came to light when a war widow tried to have a child using her husband's frozen sperm and was blocked.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Other countries still imposed limitations, such as property qualifications or the need to be a war widow in order to vote.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

She also recalled her work in Mike Leigh’s 2011 National Theatre production of “Grief,” a play about a war widow in 1957, to better understand the circumstances of the period.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2022

“Hearing him talk about it for the first time, he was getting so emotional,” says actress Jennifer Elizabeth Smith, who plays a war widow in “Bandstand.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2020

Dat left my missy de war widow and she mammy come live with her and she teached in de school.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration