suffrage
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The suffrage coin showed a marcher with a “votes for women” sign.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
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
The Emancipation Proclamation, followed by the 13th Amendment and Lincoln’s unprecedented public call for black suffrage, confirmed his place at the forefront of progress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 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
Despite the suffragists’ steadfast effort, only a handful of states had even considered the suffrage issue on a state ballot.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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