suffrage
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“The struggle for suffrage was just around the corner,” notes Fink.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
Before he started his four-year term, Tik vowed to get fellow lawmakers to debate the hot-button issue of universal suffrage to elect Hong Kong's leader.
From Barron's • Nov. 3, 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
He had given us no direct indication he holds an anti–women’s suffrage position.
From Slate • Aug. 12, 2025
That fall, she attended her first women’s rights convention, finally embracing the central importance of suffrage.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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