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woman suffrage — woman suffrage, adj. woman suffragist, n. the right of women to vote; female suffrage. [1840 50] * * * Right of women by law to vote in national and local elections. Women s voting rights became an issue in the 19th century, especially in Britain … Universalium
Suffragist — Suf fra*gist, n. 1. One who possesses or exercises the political right of suffrage; a voter. [1913 Webster] 2. One who has certain opinions or desires about the political right of suffrage; as, a woman suffragist. [1913 Webster] It is curious… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
woman suffrage — n. the right of women to vote in governmental elections woman suffragist n … English World dictionary
woman suffrage — noun : the suffrage possessed and exercised by women compare manhood suffrage, universal suffrage * * * woman suffrage, adj. woman suffragist, n. the right of women to vote; female suffrage. [1840 50] * * * … Useful english dictionary
Suffragist — Suffragettendemonstration in New York City (1912) Protestplakat der amerikanischen Suffragetten gegen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Woman's Journal — ▪ American periodical American weekly suffragist periodical, first published on January 8, 1870, by Lucy Stone (Stone, Lucy) and her husband, Henry Blackwell, to address a broad segment of middle class female society interested in women s… … Universalium
Woman — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Woman >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 woman woman she her female petticoat GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 feminality feminality muliebrity Sgm: N 2 womanhood womanhood &c.(adolescence) 131 … English dictionary for students
Anti-Suffragist, The — ▪ American periodical American periodical, from 1908 to 1912 the voice of a movement whose proponents opposed giving women the vote because they believed it contrary to nature. In July 1908 the New York State Association Opposed to… … Universalium
Frances Willard (suffragist) — Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (September 28, 1839 ndash; February 17, 1898) was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women s suffragist.BiographyShe was born to a schoolteacher in Churchville, New York but spent most of her… … Wikipedia
American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) — The American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) was formed in November 1869 in response to a split in the American Equal Rights Association over the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Its founders, who supported the Fifteenth… … Wikipedia
