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Deeming it a religious conspiracy, the Senate issued a formal decree prohibiting the Bacchanalia throughout Italy—all because a lowly freedwoman wanted to protect her lover.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
8 Nov. 2023
Who would be more deserving of honor with an additional statue than the freedwoman who conceived of the monument?
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Jonathan W. White,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2020
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Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
8 Nov. 2023
Who would be more deserving of honor with an additional statue than the freedwoman who conceived of the monument?
—
Jonathan W. White,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2020
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“Freedwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedwoman. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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freedwoman
noun
freed·wom·an
ˈfrēd-ˌwu̇m-ən 
: a woman freed from slavery
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