suffragette
noun
suf·frag·ette
ˌsə-fri-ˈjet 
: a woman who advocates for women's voting rights
especially
: a member of the suffrage movement in Great Britain in the 19th and early 20th century
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The show is dedicated to the sacrifices made by the suffragettes — hunger strikes, blood on the brow, bodies collapsing from exhaustion — but what’s not to be forgotten is that mothers, daughters and sisters were there for legacy.
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
In her 2018 opening sermon as Bishop of London, Mullally told the congregation that 105 years ago, suffragettes tried to detonate a bomb under the seat on which she been enthroned moments earlier.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
The Whaling Museum is a must-do to learn the basics of Nantucket’s past—the Wampanoag people, notable abolitionists and suffragettes, 19th-century industry and transportation—as well as its legacy in the whaling industry.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
More recently, some female political figures — especially Democratic congresswomen — have opted for white pantsuits as a nod to the suffragette movement.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
In her 2018 opening sermon as Bishop of London, Mullally told the congregation that 105 years ago, suffragettes tried to detonate a bomb under the seat on which she been enthroned moments earlier.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
The Whaling Museum is a must-do to learn the basics of Nantucket’s past—the Wampanoag people, notable abolitionists and suffragettes, 19th-century industry and transportation—as well as its legacy in the whaling industry.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
More recently, some female political figures — especially Democratic congresswomen — have opted for white pantsuits as a nod to the suffragette movement.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suffragette
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“Suffragette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffragette. Accessed 11 Nov. 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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