Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

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