woman of color

noun phrase

plural women of color

: a woman whose skin pigmentation is other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a) : a woman who is of a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) other than white or who is of mixed race

… Sen. Kamala Harris of California, will become the first woman of color to accept a major party's vice presidential nomination on Wednesday.

—Steve Peoples

In reality the 19th Amendment failed to enfranchise thousands of American women of color—Black, Asian, Latina and Native American.

—Anna Bloom

Examples of woman of color in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two decades inside the industry’s machinery, observing what worked and what didn’t, combined with her own experience as a woman of color. —Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026

Like having all heads of departments be women of color and these are women that inspire me every day. —Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026

Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history as the first woman of color nominated for cinematography. —Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026

Moreover, the results — which will be made public today — underscore the systemic factors at play that disproportionately affect women of color in midlife, highlighting that menopausal care and treatment should not be viewed as one-size-fits-all. —Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for woman of color

• bicolor
• concolor
• discolor
• tricolor
• colour
• culler
• duller
• multicolor
• technicolor
• unicolor
• versicolor
• watercolor