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For a peek into women’s rights history, make reservations for afternoon tea at the Chinese Tea House, on the grounds of Marble House, where mansion owner Alva Belmont hosted rallies for suffragettes beginning in 1913.
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AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
By 1913, the suffragettes were committing an average of 20 bombings and arson attacks per month.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Helena Bonham Carter plays their mother, a suffragette who suddenly disappears, leaving behind a string of clues.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 May 2025
It has long been associated with the suffragette movement.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 2 Nov. 2024
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AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
By 1913, the suffragettes were committing an average of 20 bombings and arson attacks per month.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Helena Bonham Carter plays their mother, a suffragette who suddenly disappears, leaving behind a string of clues.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 May 2025
It has long been associated with the suffragette movement.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Suffragette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffragette. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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suffragette
noun
suf·frag·ette
ˌsəf-ri-ˈjet 
: a woman who supported voting rights for women when women were not allowed to vote
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