woman suffrage

[ woom-uhn suhf-rij ]

noun

1. the right of women to vote; female suffrage.
2. a movement to gain this right for women.

Other Words From

• wom·an-suf·frage adjective
• wom·an-suf·fra·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of woman suffrage¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

For instance, Charlotte “Lottie” Rollin, the daughter of mixed-race parents, led the South Carolina chapter of the American Woman Suffrage Association.

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In 1890 the two suffrage groups merged to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

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They founded the American Woman Suffrage Association to support the 15th Amendment for Black men’s vote, figuring that the amendment wouldn’t pass if women were included.

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Thanks to years of work by the National American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Association for Colored Women, many states—such as New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan—had already adopted women’s suffrage and were early to ratify the amendment.

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They founded the American Woman Suffrage Association to support the 15th Amendment for Black men’s vote, figuring that the amendment wouldn’t pass if women were included.

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