Etymology

womanpower

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Today it means: The female workforce; the number of available female workers. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

From woman + power, modelled on earlier manpower.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The female workforce; the number of available female workers.

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