[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Race Woman"

[Shapiro, Fred]

race woman (OED 1915)

1891 New York Age 30 May 2/1 (Genealogy Bank)

One of the most competent, zealous and eloquent members of the New York State League is Mrs. A. M. TRACY of Binghamton.  She is a race woman all the time.

Fred Shapiro

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