Sentence:  Of course that taint, that reverence for rank and title, had been in our American blood, too—I know that; but when I left America it had disappeared—at least to all intents and purposes. The remnant of it was restricted to the dudes and <WSD>dudesses</WSD>. When a disease has worked its way down to that level, it may fairly be said to be out of the system. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A cowgirl.