Quiz: (super) women, words, and the OED

Happy International Women’s Day! On this day of philogyny – the love of or admiration for women – we’ve been inspired to dip into the Oxford English Dictionary for the words of womankind.

What emerges from studying a text that documents 1,000 years of language development is a rich picture of women’s history – even herstory when viewed through some women’s own words cited to illustrate definitions.

Why not put your knowledge of words by and about women to the test in this six-question snapshot of women and the OED?

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