suffragist
noun
suf·frag·ist
ˈsəf-ri-jist 
: one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
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The suffragists plastered their map across the country and sold it through the National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company.
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Christina Elizabeth Dando, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
The musical tells the real-life stories of Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, Ida B. Wells and other suffragists who fought for the passage of the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
Harris did not In 2008, Hillary Clinton often wore white to mark milestone moments in her campaign in honor of the suffragist movement that fought to get women the right to vote in the early 20th century.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
What were any of these suffragists like as young children?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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Christina Elizabeth Dando, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
The musical tells the real-life stories of Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, Ida B. Wells and other suffragists who fought for the passage of the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
Harris did not In 2008, Hillary Clinton often wore white to mark milestone moments in her campaign in honor of the suffragist movement that fought to get women the right to vote in the early 20th century.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
What were any of these suffragists like as young children?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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suffragist
noun
suf·frag·ist
ˈsəf-ri-jəst
: a person who supports extending voting rights especially to women
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