[Ads-l] Antedating of "Race Woman"

[Shapiro, Fred]

race woman (OED 1915)

1899 Plaindealer (Topeka) 30 Nov. 4/2 (Newspapers.com)

Carrie Williams-Clifford is an enthusiastic race-woman, and enters heart and soul into any work for the uplifting of the race.

Fred Shapiro

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