workwoman

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His Majesty & Her Majesty patriotically impersonated, last week, the roles of a stupid workman and workwoman trying to operate complex factory machinery on the good old British plan for "muddling through."

From Time Magazine Archive

All my makings and mendings and turnings are done at home by a clever little workwoman, under my own superintendance, and I am most careful and economical.

From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Black, Helen C.

A workwoman, friends, she, no less than a princess; and princess most in being so.

From Saint Ursula Story of Ursula and Dream of Ursula by Ruskin, John

No other workwoman knew how to do it, and Grannie was very careful not to impart her secret to the trade.

From Good Luck by Meade, L. T.

In a faded sky-blue dressing-gown trimmed with yellow woollen lace, Stasy is standing beside a workwoman from Worth's, who is busy fastening large solitaires upon the Princess's ball-dress.

From Erlach Court by Schubin, Ossip