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"ref": "1852 October 10, “The British Lion”, “Woman’s Rights’ Women.—Liberty, Equality, Maternity.”, in The Era, volume XV, number 733, page 8",
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"ref": "1853, “The Ladies of the Creation; or, How I Was Cured of Being a Strong-Minded Woman”, in Punch, volume XXIV, London: […] the Office",
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"ref": "1897 April 20, The Chicago Daily Tribune, volume LVI, number 110, page 6",
"text": "But instead, the soldiery will fatten and grow sleek and strong and Commissary Sergeantess Morgan will be promoted and become a Lieutenantess, and then a Captainess, and afterwards a Majoress, and from that to Coloneless, and who knows but some time when she inspects the camp the voice of the sentry at post No. 1 will be heard calling as she approaches: “The Generaless of the Colorado Militia! Turn out the guard!”",
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"ref": "1932 March 4, “Kentucky Colonels; And Others”, in The Fresno Morning Republican, volume LXXXI, number 64, Fresno, Calif., page 4",
"text": "If the governor of Kentucky is now making colonels by the wholesale, he is doing it “for a reason.” It is a mere unfortunate incident, for him, that he can not make colonelesses and majoresses. The grip of the appointive power on the women is even stronger than on the men.",
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"ref": "1998 August 7, Fred Loader, The Sault Star, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., page A3",
"text": "SERGEANT-MAJORESS? A British army male sergeant major, who hopes to start the new year as a woman, has been confined to barracks pending an investigation into his revelations to the news media.",
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"ref": "2008, Minor Meadows, One Civic Nation, page 62",
"text": "No one else can define these points for a young man, not his Major – present or not present – or his Majoress, not his friends nor his job nor his education or lack thereof.",
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"ref": "1799, “The Major’s Courtship and Declaration”, in The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, volume CIV, London: […] W. Bent, page 259",
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"ref": "1994 August 24, Reading Evening Post, page 15",
"text": "Landlords Arthur and Angie Cascoe and clown Alic Gostonski steady the ribbon for Major and Majoress John and Shirley to officially open the event",
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"ref": "1997 October 29, The Chronicle, page 12",
"text": "other guests include: MISS WINSFORD 1997, WINSFORD TOWN MAJOR & MAJORESS",
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"ref": "1997 November 13, “Come along to Songs of Praise”, in Burton Mail, number 31,174, page 44",
"text": "Special guests for the evening will be Deputy Major and Majoress, Mr and Mrs Tom Dawn.",
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},
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},
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"ref": "2008, Minor Meadows, One Civic Nation, page 62",
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