suffragist
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But the suffragist Swede who pioneered netball in England was anything but quiet.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Other luminaries, such as the educational reformer Emily Davies and the suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst, actually step out from the background chatter to become major players.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
That’s when theatrical producer Rachel Sussman approached her with the book “Jailed for Freedom,” written by suffragist and legal rights advocate Doris Stevens and published in 1920.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
The family and Perkins shared a mutual contact: reformer and suffragist Gertrude Ely, of Pennsylvania.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2025
Yet another common suffragist strategy was the presentation of pageants, which the dictionary defines as “an elaborate public dramatic presentation that usually depicts a historical or traditional event.”
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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