suffragist
noun
suf·frag·ist
ˈsəf-ri-jist 
: one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
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Back in the United States, an enterprising group of suffragists was mounting an ambitious advance of its own: The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was lobbying to get women doctors into the trenches.
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Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Used as a city marketplace since 1742, the hall includes a visitor center and opportunities to catch reenactments of a meeting on the Boston Tea Party, a debate on the rights of slaves following the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, or an 1873 meeting of suffragists seeking women’s voting rights.
—Lisa Meyers McClintick, USA Today, 21 June 2025
And the Wing itself was founded by seven suffragists to provide war relief.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The decision left suffragists concerned that without married women’ independent citizenship, suffrage would be an impossibility.
—Time, 19 May 2025
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Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Used as a city marketplace since 1742, the hall includes a visitor center and opportunities to catch reenactments of a meeting on the Boston Tea Party, a debate on the rights of slaves following the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, or an 1873 meeting of suffragists seeking women’s voting rights.
—Lisa Meyers McClintick, USA Today, 21 June 2025
And the Wing itself was founded by seven suffragists to provide war relief.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The decision left suffragists concerned that without married women’ independent citizenship, suffrage would be an impossibility.
—Time, 19 May 2025
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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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