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suffragette

noun suf·frag·ette \ˌsə-fri-ˈjet\

: a woman who worked to get voting rights for women in the past when women were not allowed to vote

Full Definition of SUFFRAGETTE

:  a woman who advocates suffrage for women
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First Known Use of SUFFRAGETTE

1906

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