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suffragist

suhf ruh jist

  • n  an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

  • The Agitator: Emmeline Pankhurst The Victorian Englishwoman marshaled the suffragist movement, which won women the vote By Marina Warner June 14, 1999.
  • Originally published in 1920, this is a first-hand account by a suffragist who worked closely with Alice Paul and Lucy Burns.
  • The Victorian Englishwoman marshaled the suffragist movement, which won women the vote.
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  • Today in History
    Today is Tuesday, June 4, the 155th day of 2013. There are 210 days left in the year. On June 4, 1913, British suffragist Emily Davison was struck and mortally injured after moving into the path of a horse during the running of the Epsom Derby; her exact motives remain unclear.
    June 5, 2013 - Everett Herald

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