- 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
Her show “Suffs,” which is about the women’s suffrage movement leading up to the ratification of the 19th Amendment, opens Tuesday at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre as part of its inaugural national tour.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025
"Many have taken non-violent direct action over the centuries from the abolition of slavery to women's suffrage and prison reform."
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025
The progress we’ve made in women’s suffrage, equal rights, civil rights, the separation of church and state along with the freedom to worship as you choose speak to the progress we’ve made.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2024
The other women carried plain cloth panels showing the colors of the American women’s suffrage movement: purple, white, and gold.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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