1. people who advocate for the right to vote, especially women seeking voting rights
Usage: historical

Examples

• The suffragists organized marches to demand voting rights for women.
• Many suffragists were arrested during their protests in the early 1900s.
• Susan B. Anthony was one of the most famous American suffragists.
• British suffragists used various tactics to draw attention to their cause.
• The suffragists’ efforts finally succeeded when women gained the right to vote.
• Museums now display artifacts from the suffragists’ movement.
• Some suffragists went on hunger strikes while imprisoned.