👉 The term "mailwomen" is a play on words that refers to women who are not allowed to receive mail. This term was coined in the 19th century by the British novelist and playwright, Charles Dickens, as an allusion to the idea of women being restricted from receiving letters. In the novel "A Tale of Two Cities," Dickens uses this term to describe a woman named Catherine, who is considered unworthy of mail because she does not receive letters in her household. The phrase
