Definition of suffragist
: one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
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Color in a suffragist: Led by Ida B. Wells, who integrated a 1913 march for suffrage in Washington, D.C. AAUW crowdsourced $1,405 to fund the book.
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Yet this wasn’t a traditional lecture about the famed abolitionist, Civil War nurse, union spy, and suffragist.
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That’s why, in 1896, black suffragists founded the National Association of Colored Women (NACW).
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SOLID STONE History at Play actor Judith Kalaora, who portrays courageous women of the past, takes on the role of Massachusetts’ Lucy Stone (1818-1893), abolitionist and suffragist.
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The 14-month journey was not an easy one, but the climax came when suffragists worked tirelessly to secure the 36th state ratification required.
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Deitrich was a suffragist and advocate for American Indian rights.
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No sooner had the suffragists set off when crowds surged from the sidewalks and into the avenue, blocking the marchers’ way.
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The suffragists, learned this bitter — but bracing — lesson a century ago.
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First Known Use of suffragist
1822
SUFFRAGIST Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of suffragist for English Language Learners
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: a person in the past who worked to get voting rights for people who did not have them
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