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
These ranged from facts about the history of women’s suffrage to the founding of Puerto Rico’s oldest punk band, La Experiencia de Toñito Cabanillas.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
You get two competing organizations, and women's suffrage is kind of eclipsed for another 50 years.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025
Many donned white clothing in honour of the women's suffrage movement.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024
She made a point to meet Representative Benjamin Butler, an influential Republican congressman from Massachusetts, who hoped to lead his party to victory in the elections based on the expansion of women’s suffrage.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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