woman suffrage
[ woom-uhn suhf-rij ]
noun
the right of women to vote; female suffrage.
a movement to gain this right for women.
Origin of woman suffrage
1First recorded in 1840–50
- Also wom·en's suf·frage [wim-inz suhf-rij] /ˈwɪm ɪnz ˈsʌf rɪdʒ/ .
Other words from woman suffrage
- wom·an-suf·frage, adjective
- wom·an-suf·fra·gist, noun
Words Nearby woman suffrage
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How to use woman suffrage in a sentence
Mother goes in for public things—very strong on woman suffrage, charities, uplift, and pacifism.
The Wasted Generation | Owen JohnsonThe Irish question and the agitation for woman suffrage continued to occupy public attention in 1912.
They had been discussing woman suffrage, some question that had come up in the political-science class that day.
The Witness | Grace Livingston Hill LutzIn the United States the stoutest enemy of the movement acknowledges that woman suffrage is ultimately inevitable.
What eight million women want | Rheta Childe DorrIt was soon obvious to Susan that politicians in the East as well as in Kansas were shying away from woman suffrage.
Susan B. Anthony | Alma Lutz
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