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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
superwoman
noun
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▪ Some one, somewhere, figured out that a shapely, karate-dispensing ebony superwoman wouldn't be at all a bad idea.
▪ You have to be both token woman and superwoman to come anywhere near a shortlist that disenfranchises most of the male population.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
superwoman

1906, as female equivalent of superman in the Nietzschean sense. From 1976 in the sense of "one who successfully combines career and motherhood."

Wiktionary
superwoman

n. 1 (context informal English) A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job. 2 A woman with superhuman powers.

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Superwoman

Superwoman is the name of several fictional characters from DC Comics. Most of them are, like Supergirl, women with powers similar to those of Superman. The name was trademarked by Detective Comics, to prevent competitors from using it. As was the practice, an ashcan copy was created with the title of Superwoman. The cover was a reproduction of More Fun Comics, with the interior being a reprint of the third issue. The first true appearance of Superwoman was in Action Comics.

Superwoman (album)

Superwoman is the second studio album by Australian recording artist Paulini, released through Sony BMG Australia on 5 August 2006. It is the follow-up to her 2004 debut album, One Determined Heart. Paulini recorded Superwoman in Spain, United States and the United Kingdom, and worked with several songwriters and producers, including Matthew Gerrard, Fingaz, Ray Hedges, Colin Emmanuel, Steve Kipner and Jarrad Rogers, among others. The album failed to achieve the commercial success of its predecessor, debuting at number 72 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It yielded two singles, " Rough Day" and " So Over You", and both performed moderately on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)

"Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" is a 1972 soul track by Stevie Wonder. It was the second track on Wonder's Music of My Mind album, and was also released as the first single. In essence a two-part song, there is a coherence in that it tells a story of the singer's relationship with "Mary". The first part covers her desire to be a star, and to leave behind her old life to become a movie star. The second part covers the narrator's wondering why she hadn't come back as soon as he had hoped. The second part of the song is also a reworking of the song " Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" from the 1971 album Where I'm Coming From.

The song, both in its sound and length, was a change of pace for Wonder, who was trying to establish his own identity outside of the Motown sound. Besides its floaty ambience, it featured the singer as a virtual one-man band.

The song reached a peak of #33 on the Billboard Pop charts.

"Superwoman" chronicles the relationship Stevie had with his first wife, Syreeta Wright, a Motown singer and composer who entered the company as a secretary. The lyric "trying to boss the bull around" references the woman trying to control Stevie who is a Taurus.

Superwoman (Kristin Wells)

Kristin Wells is a comic book character, the secret identity of one version of DC Comics Superwoman. Created by Superman comic writer Elliot S! Maggin, Wells first appeared in Maggin's novel Superman: Miracle Monday (1981); he later introduced her into comics continuity as Superwoman.

Superwoman (Karyn White song)

"Superwoman" is the second single from R&B singer Karyn White's self-titled debut album, Karyn White (1988). It was her second U.S. top ten hit, peaking at number eight and her second U.S. R&B number-one hit.

In 1991, the song was remade by Gladys Knight, with help from Patti LaBelle and Dionne Warwick, and it was featured on her album Good Woman. Norman Cheung and Faye Wong also released a cover version of "Superwoman" entitled "Because of Him" on her 1990 album You're the Only One. Malaysian Singer Gary Chaw had a Mandarin cover version, also named Superwoman, on his first album Blue in 2006.

The song was covered by Malaysian Idol season 1 winner Jaclyn Victor in 2006 on her second album, Inilah Jac. Heather Headley also covered it in her mini concert. It is often covered in Chinese and Taiwanese singing competitions, notably Janice Yan and Jeanie Lee.

Superwoman (Crime Syndicate)
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Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)

"Superwoman" is a song by American R&B- soul singer–songwriter Alicia Keys from her third studio album, As I Am (2007). Written by Keys, Linda Perry, and Steve Mostyn, the track was released as the fourth and final single from the album. It earned Keys her second consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 2009 ceremony, and was also nominated for Outstanding Music Video and Outstanding Song at the 40th NAACP Image Awards.

Superwoman (disambiguation)

Superwoman is a fictional character.

Superwoman may also refer to:

  • " Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)", a 1972 song by Stevie Wonder
  • "Superwoman" (Karyn White song), a 1988 song by Karyn White
  • " Superwoman Pt. II", a 2001 single by Lil' Mo featuring Fabolous
  • " Supawoman", a 2007 single by Kimberley Locke
  • Superwoman (album), a 2006 album by Paulini
  • "Superwoman" (Alicia Keys song), a 2008 single by Alicia Keys
  • "Superwoman" (Shontelle song) a 2008 song by Shontelle
  • Superwoman (sociology), a woman striving to excel in multiple roles
  • Lilly Singh, a YouTube personality who posts under the alias of iiSuperwomanii
Superwoman (sociology)

In sociology, a superwoman (also sometimes called supermom) is a Western woman who works hard to manage multiple roles of a worker, a homemaker, a volunteer, a student, or other such time-intensive occupations. It was used by Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz, in her book The Superwoman Syndrome, 1984. It was the title of a 1975 book by Shirley Conran; she also wrote Superwoman 2 (1977); Superwoman in Action (1979); and Down with Superwoman: for everyone who hates housework (1990).

A number of other terms are derived from "superwoman", such as superwoman syndrome, superwoman squeeze (a pressure on a superwoman to perform well in her multiple roles), and superwoman complex (an expectation of a superwoman that she can and should do everything).

The notion of "superwoman" differs from that of " career woman" in that the latter one commonly includes sacrifice of the family life in favor of career, while a superwoman strives to excel in both.

Usage examples of "superwoman".

They had given up the nonsensical superwoman image of pretending that they had cooked everything themselves while holding down a job, looking after their children and running a home.

If she would shed the superwoman syndrome, the whole family would get along better.

What in the hell are you doing - auditioning for superwoman of the year?

They were, he was forced to admit, an extraordinarily diverse lot: a Balkan dictator, a Somalian warlord, a charismatic Peruvian revolutionary, an exiled Chinese superwoman, the self-proclaimed prophet of a millennial cult, and the commander of an American anti-government militia.

Crouching low to present a smaller target, the Chinese superwoman raced to the side of her fallen comrade, whom she found sprawled on her back atop a bed of crushed green leaves.

But Dad knew how much she would have hated the world to know that the superwoman image of loving wife, devoted mother, shimmering star, had all been a sham.

Although they wondered about Olympus, about whether those strange superwomen whose world was off-limits to all were sincere in their religion or practicing a new and slow but effective form of conquest.

I got up to the passenger lounge and there was one of those superwomen therethe ones with tails, you know?

Although Ben Yulin had wished for idealized love-slaves, he had made them into superwomen able to withstand enormous extremes.

All were superwomen, born of Chrysalis, and veterans of dozens of daring raids and rescue missions waged against the oppressive forces of patriarchy and misogyny.

His heroes are supermen and superwomen in the worst meaning of the word, but they still have very human weaknesses and faults.

Although they wondered about Olympus, about whether those strange superwomen whose world was off-limits to all were sincere in their religion or practicing a new and slow but effective form of conquest.

I got up to the passenger lounge and there was one of those superwomen therethe ones with tails, you know?

Although Ben Yulin had wished for idealized love-slaves, he had made them into superwomen able to withstand enormous extremes.