Talk:first woman

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 * First woman and first women - the latter was originally a garbage entry by an anonymous poster; while "prima donna" may be translated literally (but not in the sense in which it is used in English) as "first woman" from Italian, "first woman" and "first women" have no special meaning in English and so do not merit Wiktionary entries. &mdash; Paul G 15:19, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * It was I who replaced the anonymous garbage, and it must be said, with some hesitation. It was the old rfd-or-legitimize question.  I am certainly not particularly attached to the entry, however I do believe the term was used &mdash; especially in the 19th Century &mdash; to refer to the lead female singer in an opera or other musical performance.  Unfortunately I can't dig up a citation at the moment.  Does anybody have access to a searchable archive of 19th century newspapers??? &mdash; DavidL 18:37, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Saved. Perhaps someone could distinguish this from first lady. Eclecticology 01:09, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)