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suffragist
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suf·fra·gist  (sfr-jst)
n.
An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
suffra·gism n.
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suffragist
members of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, photographed in 1913
suffragist [ˈsʌfrədʒɪst]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an advocate of the extension of the franchise, esp to women
suffragism  n
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Noun1.suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)
advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
suffragette - a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
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Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "Without the suffragists and suffragettes, we would still be stuck in an age when women couldn't own property, they couldn't hold public positions and they couldn't vote.
Thousands march back in suffragette city by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
The story of the suffragists and suffragettes (the more radical wing) has been told numerous times.
Freedom's Cause: Lives of the Suffragettes by Contemporary Review
African-American women suffragists and anti-suffragists are treated in the book also, though not as extensively.
Southern Strategies: Southern Women and the Woman Suffrage Question by Hunter, Tera W. / Journal of Social History
 
 
 
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