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

When the show launched its North American tour in September, Taub stepped away from the role of suffragist and movement leader Alice Paul, but not from her proud perch as the musical’s matriarch.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

As to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, I think, if anything, the history of the suffragist movement shows that you can make alliances with people, but you do not compromise on basic human rights.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025

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

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025

Burns led the picketing demonstrations and served more time in jail than any other suffragist in the United States.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling