forewoman

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

forewoman
    n 1: a woman who is foreperson of a jury [syn: {forewoman},
         {forelady}]
    2: a woman in charge of a group of workers

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Forewoman \Fore"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Forewomen}.
   A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or
   workers in a shop or other place; a head woman. --Tatler.
   --W. Besant.
   [1913 Webster]