suffrage

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After college, Rankin became an advocate and organizer for the suffrage movement in several western states and New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

That was in 1962, when lawmakers rejected a proposal to elect the president by universal suffrage.

From New York Times

Harboring racist beliefs, Cady Stanton convinced men that allowing white women to vote would cancel the Black man's vote, and that made the men willing to support women's suffrage.

From Salon

Anthony was a leader of the campaign for women’s suffrage, writing the text of what became the 19th Amendment when it was passed in 1920, giving women the right to vote.

From Seattle Times

Many first-time candidates campaigned on issues raised by the protesters, even though the councils have little say on questions of police accountability or universal suffrage.

From New York Times