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Definition of Postmistresses
1. postmistress [n] - See also: postmistress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Postmistresses
Literary usage of Postmistresses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Parliamentary Debates by Australia Parliament (1904)
"Some of the postmistresses in New South i Wales are over-paid, ... The postmistresses
in Victoria will advance to the maximum of the Fifth Class, ..."
2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1898)
"All are in small communities. Most of them are patronized only by farmers.
The librarians are farmers' wives, postmistresses, and small storekeepers. ..."
3. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1873)
"... and postmistresses are employed in l work, and as only one complaint is
received • 1379 messengers, the presumption is that they ork in a satisfactory ..."
4. History of Woman Suffrage by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan Brownell Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage (1881)
"Then come registers of deeds and postmistresses. We all know that the rural
post-office is chiefly in the hands of irresponsible women. ..."
5. History of Woman Suffrage by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan Brownell Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage (1887)
"Then come registers of deeds and postmistresses. We all know that the rural
post-office is chiefly in the hands of irresponsible women. ..."
6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1877)
"... and early deliveries, where prying postmistresses and sneaking postmasters
never opened your letters, and where the postman's knock was never heard. ..."
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