suffragist
noun
suf·frag·ist
ˈsəf-ri-jist 
: one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
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And by the 1910s, suffragists — those advocating that women should have the right to vote — staged pageants to highlight women’s contributions to America.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
The audience similarly doesn’t have time to invest in Inez Milholland, who is reduced to a kind of fun suffragist party girl who gives good speeches before getting sick and dying.
—Alexis Coe, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
The audience similarly doesn’t have time to invest in Inez Milholland, who is reduced to a kind of fun suffragist party girl who gives good speeches before getting sick and dying.
—Alexis Coe, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
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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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