suffrage
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The author places the Fowlers’ uplifting take on phrenology in the context of the era’s other reform movements—abolition, suffrage and temperance—which aimed for large-scale social transformation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Universal suffrage is, however, practised in the breakaway region of Somaliland, which declared independence in 1991 but has never been internationally recognised.
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
Every generation scuffles for something: suffrage, equality, autonomy, decent health, fair pay, even the right to keep on fighting.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
The Pentagon later clarified that Hegseth doesn’t oppose women’s suffrage.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2025
Anthony’s Quaker upbringing also had discouraged interest in partisan politics and women’s suffrage, so she focused on working with the temperance movement.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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