womanifesto en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of woman + manifesto.
Meanings
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(rare) A feminist manifesto.
Two centuries later, feminist literary critics analyzed these feminist polemics, or womanifestos, as texts that embody a struggle between reason and emotion.
2002, Elaine Showalter, Inventing Herself, page 28:On that date, whatever else we demonstrate, let us not fear to demonstrate by our presentation of womanifestos everywhere that feminism has universal potential and imperatives.
1992, Contemporary American Voices, page 316:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| womanifestos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| womanifestoes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |