E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Shrieking Sisterhood (The).
Women who clamour about “women’s rights.”
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“By Jove, I suppose my life wouldn’t be worth a moment’s purchase if I made public these sentiments of mine at a meeting of the Shrieking Sisterhood.”—The World, 24th February, 1892, p. 25.
