- a variation of woman suffrage.
women's suffrage
Britishnoun
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The fight for women’s suffrage, the prohibition movement and other progressive achievements marked the years before the sesquicentennial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
There he involves his wife, Lady Jane, who must balance securing their entry into London high society — and thus their future prospects — with her growing involvement in women’s suffrage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025
Over time, its adherents pushed for the abolition of slavery, for women’s suffrage, for civil rights for all, for same-sex marriage.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025
Many donned white clothing in honour of the women's suffrage movement.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
When she got home, Stanton started work on the second volume of History of Woman Suffrage, which covered the period of the division of the women’s suffrage movement in 1869.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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