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Recent Examples of postmistress
In late 1902, the town of Indianola, Mississippi, attempted to drive out Minnie Cox, the first Black postmistress in the state.
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Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
In late 1902, the town of Indianola, Mississippi, attempted to drive out Minnie Cox, the first Black postmistress in the state.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
Robin Garbutt has spent the last 12 years behind bars after being convicted in 2011 of killing his postmistress wife Diana above their shop in Melsonby, North Yorkshire.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
When his mother, the postmistress, died, Ms. Sweeney succeeded her in the job.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2024
Left with only a small life insurance policy and a meager pension, her mother made ends meet by taking in sewing and working part time in a grocery store before becoming the Plains postmistress.
—Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
Her mother, Mary (Canning), Bolton, was the local postmistress.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
Named for the university’s postmistress and librarian Amelia Gayle Gorgas, who was the wife of Confederate General Josiah Gorgas, the university’s eighth president and librarian.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 7 June 2020
His mother, Angela (Salvi) Gimondi, was the town’s postmistress; his father, Mosè, managed a gravel-trucking business.
—Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019
Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
In late 1902, the town of Indianola, Mississippi, attempted to drive out Minnie Cox, the first Black postmistress in the state.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
Robin Garbutt has spent the last 12 years behind bars after being convicted in 2011 of killing his postmistress wife Diana above their shop in Melsonby, North Yorkshire.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
When his mother, the postmistress, died, Ms. Sweeney succeeded her in the job.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2024
Left with only a small life insurance policy and a meager pension, her mother made ends meet by taking in sewing and working part time in a grocery store before becoming the Plains postmistress.
—Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
Her mother, Mary (Canning), Bolton, was the local postmistress.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
Named for the university’s postmistress and librarian Amelia Gayle Gorgas, who was the wife of Confederate General Josiah Gorgas, the university’s eighth president and librarian.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 7 June 2020
His mother, Angela (Salvi) Gimondi, was the town’s postmistress; his father, Mosè, managed a gravel-trucking business.
—Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postmistress
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In 1835, an anti-abolition mob raided the Charleston, South Carolina, post office and, with the help of the city postmaster, burned bundles of abolitionist newspapers.—
Sarah Prager,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Mar. 2025
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The first postage stamps Until 1847, people would take correspondence to the post office, where the postmaster would mark the postage in the upper right corner.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Postmistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmistress. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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