suffragist

noun

suf·frag·ist ˈsəf-ri-jist

: one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women

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Similarly, Marion Skidmore, perhaps the most important figure in Lily Dale history, was a cherished friend of suffragists Susan B. Anthony and Anna Howard Shaw. —

Marissa C. Rhodes / Made By History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024 Here too the suffragist is associated with a black cat, to unflattering, ridiculous effect. —

Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024 The suffragists plastered their map across the country and sold it through the National Woman Suffrage Publishing Company. —

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 See all Example Sentences for suffragist