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English
Etymology
From suffrage + -ette, first used as a derisive label by the Daily Mail in 1906, but eventually adopted by the WSPU itself.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
suffragette (plural suffragettes)
- (historical) A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century, especially in Great Britain.
- Synonym: (general term) suffragist
2018 February 2, “Smashed windows, broken rules: the dark suffragette sites of London”, in The Guardian, retrieved 2021-07-11:Perhaps no single location resonates for women’s rights campaigners today as much as Holloway, the first female-only prison, where militant suffragettes were incarcerated, went on hunger strike and were savagely force-fed.
Derived terms
Translations
female supporter of women's right to vote
References
- ^ “‘Suffragette’ Has a History of Its Own”, in The New York Times, 1995 February 22, →ISSN
Further reading
French
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
suffragette f (plural suffragettes)
- suffragette
Further reading
Italian
Noun
suffragette f
- plural of suffragetta