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Word: conductress (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...electric train slides into the station 30 miles northwest of Osaka, the pretty conductress announces the last stop in a falsetto singsong: "Finally, honorable passengers, your patience is rewarded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Honorable Rockettes | 1/3/1955 | See Source »

...critics, though inclined to deplore child prodigies in principle, tossed a few bouquets of their own. "Really good performances, a credit to conductress and players alike," said the News Chronicle. "Genuine, albeit immature, musicianship," said the Times. Self-critical Conductress de Marco decided it had been a "pretty good" performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Victor & Gianella | 3/23/1953 | See Source »

Along the familiar route of Dock Road, Samson guided his bus as he had more than 1,000 times before. Then suddenly there was a series of bumps and agonizing screams. Samson ground to a stop."What's happened?" his conductress,Dorothy Dunster, called out. "I don't know," said Samson, dismounting and running to the rear. Then, "Oh, my God!" he cried. "What have I done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Oh, Mum! Oh, Mum! | 12/17/1951 | See Source »

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