suffragist

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Ms. Gray is the author of “Nellie McClung,” a biography of Canada’s best known suffragist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Consider the Haitian Revolution, American abolitionist movement, and suffragist campaigns: history shows that morally expansive recognition of rights, even to beings considered “property,” often aligns with broader human liberation.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

The family and Perkins shared a mutual contact: reformer and suffragist Gertrude Ely, of Pennsylvania.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025

The first act culminates with a bust of suffragist Alice Paul flying into the president’s office like a guided missile.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2024

“The members of Congress always knew when Miss Anthony had arrived in Washington,” a fellow suffragist recalled.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling