suffragist
noun
suf·frag·ist
ˈsəf-ri-jist 
: one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
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In a letter written to then-First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1936, Borglum addressed the idea after proposals were made to add the face of suffragist Susan B. Anthony to the monument.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Oct. 2025
Even before Mount Rushmore was completed, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt advocated for including suffragist Susan B. Anthony.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Oct. 2025
Even before Mount Rushmore was completed, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt advocated for including suffragist Susan B. Anthony.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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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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