suffrage movement

collocation in English

meaningsofsuffrageandmovement

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suffrage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsʌf.rɪdʒ/us
/ˈsʌf.rɪdʒ/
the right to vote in an election, especially to vote for representatives in ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofsuffrageandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thesuffragemovement, strike activities, temperance, women's rights, moral reform and the equal-rights movement are all there.
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He was heavily involved with the women'ssuffragemovement.
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The book also offers new insights on topics that have been subject to a great deal of research, such as thesuffragemovement, early working women's history and migration.
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Another point in that connection is this, that the militancy of thesuffragemovementrepresents a very small section of the supporters of the movement.
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No one here will know of her, but she was one of those brave working-class champions of the women'ssuffragemovement.
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There is nothing to prevent speeches being delivered by supporters of thesuffragemovement.
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Critics of thesuffragemovementhave shown considerable forbearance in the comments they have passed upon its agitation.
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Militancy, from the very day it started, in 1905, was, as somebody has already defined it, an excrescence upon thesuffragemovement.
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The conference was historically notable within the women'ssuffragemovementdue to delegates' having excluded women's participation just prior to its opening.
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It was founded at a time when there was a resurgence of support for the women'ssuffragemovement.
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This involvement was the impetus for her involvement in the women'ssuffragemovement.
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Baird was a member of the women'ssuffragemovement.
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In addition to providing life insurance for women, they stood firmly behind the womenssuffragemovement.
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She was active in the women'ssuffragemovementfrom the 1890s and early 1900s.
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Catt was also a leader of the international women'ssuffragemovement.
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She made banners for thesuffragemovementbetween 1908 and 1914.
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He became fairly active in the woman'ssuffragemovementand delivered an address to one of their meetings.
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She was also forward-thinking in her involvement with the women'ssuffragemovementand animal rights activism.
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He was a leading advocate for the womansuffragemovement, introducing resolutions in its behalf.
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