female suffrage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of female suffrage
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Germany gave women the vote in 1918, the first country to grant universal adult female suffrage, as did the United States in 1920.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
“I think that women’s liberation, female suffrage, probably wouldn’t have happened, if it hadn’t been for the motorcar,” he opined.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2019
"To be a female suffrage activist of any kind was a militant act."
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2018
Victoria did too; she opposed female suffrage but inspired a generation of suffragettes—and permanently stamped a powerful female face on the British psyche, arguably paving the way for the likes of Thatcher and Theresa May.
From Time • Nov. 29, 2016
She believed that the issue of female suffrage would not be settled until a woman was arrested for voting and a test case was brought before the courts.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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