First Read: Woman in the Nineteenth Century Use context to determine the meaning of the word rostrum as it is used in Woman in the Nineteenth Century. Write your definition of “rostrum” here and explain how you found it.

nounrostra, rostrums. 1A raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra. 'speaker after speaker stepped up to the rostrum'

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