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suffragette
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suf·fra·gette  (sfr-jt)
n.
An advocate of women's suffrage, especially in the United Kingdom.

suffra·gettism n.

suffragette [ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a female advocate of the extension of the franchise to women, esp a militant one, as in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century
[from suffrag(e) + -ette]
suffragettism  n
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Noun1.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)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)
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)
Translations
suffragette [ˌsʌfrəˈdʒet]
A. Nsufragista f
B. CPD suffragette movement Nmovimiento m sufragista
suffragette [ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt] nsuffragette f
suffragette movement nmouvement m des suffragettes
suffragette
nSuffragette f
suffragette [ˌsʌfrəˈdʒɛt] nsuffragetta


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But at the time of Rebel Girls' publication, there was no way of knowing where the suffragettes hid from persecution and the law.
When I last checked, the Suffragettes website had this to say: "The move for [British] women to have the vote had really started in 1897 when Millicent Fawcett founded the National Union of Women's Suffrage.
 
 
 
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