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

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

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025

There are also efforts to erase the history of feminism, falsely portraying suffragist leaders as hostile to a woman's right to bodily autonomy.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

The first act culminates with a bust of suffragist Alice Paul flying into the president’s office like a guided missile.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2024

The first instance of organized resistance to the suffragist movement took place in 1871 when Godey’s Lady’s Book published a petition to the US Congress opposing votes for women.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler