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The 19th Amendment would not be ratified for another two years, and the tea room served as a gathering place for both pro and anti suffragists.
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Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
The suffragist aimed to change that.
—USA Today, 6 May 2026
Her mother, also born into this middle-class milieu, was a feminist writer and suffragist.
—Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
Susan, Elizabeth, and their fellow suffragists were not equal.
—CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
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Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
The suffragist aimed to change that.
—USA Today, 6 May 2026
Her mother, also born into this middle-class milieu, was a feminist writer and suffragist.
—Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
Susan, Elizabeth, and their fellow suffragists were not equal.
—CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Suffragist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffragist. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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suffragist
noun
suf·frag·ist
ˈsəf-ri-jəst 
: a person who supports extending voting rights especially to women
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