suffragist
noun
suf·frag·ist
ˈsəf-ri-jist 
: one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
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Today more than 100 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, many of the issues the suffragists fought for—such as equal pay and reproductive justice—are still being fought for today.
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Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The amendment was the culmination of more than 70 years of work by women suffragists.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
LisaGay Hamilton plays Frances Watkins Harper, a real-life abolitionist, suffragist, activist and writer from American history, on The Gilded Age, season 3.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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.
—Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The amendment was the culmination of more than 70 years of work by women suffragists.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
LisaGay Hamilton plays Frances Watkins Harper, a real-life abolitionist, suffragist, activist and writer from American history, on The Gilded Age, season 3.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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.
—Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 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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