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Suffragist   /sˈəfrədʒɪst/   Listen
Suffragist

noun
1.
An advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women).






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"Suffragist" Quotes from Famous Books



... feminism dragged its bloody way through all fields of endeavor in the last century, it of course has left its traces in the realm of poetry. But here the casualties appear to be light,—in fact, it is a disappointment to the suffragist to find most of the blows struck by the female aspirant for glory, with but few efforts to parry them on the part of the male contingent. Furthermore, in verse concerned with specific woman poets, men have not failed to give them their due, or more. From Miriam ...
— The Poet's Poet • Elizabeth Atkins

... you heard Ernestine saying, 'No, I didn't mean the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister, between you and me, is as good a Suffragist as any of us. Only he——well, he likes his comfort, does ...
— The Convert • Elizabeth Robins

... bill for female suffrage was introduced into the Philippine Assembly a few weeks ago. It is one of those "best" things which Filipinos all want for their land. The young man who introduced it had probably been reading about the female suffragist movement in England, and he said to himself that it would be a fine idea to show this dull old world how progressive and modern are the Philippine Islands; and so he drafted his bill. Nothing seems to ...
— A Woman's Impression of the Philippines • Mary Helen Fee



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