suffragette
Meanings
noun
- A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century, especially in Great Britain.
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Etymology
From suffrage + -ette, first used as a derisive label by the Daily Mail in 1906, but eventually adopted by the WSPU itself.
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