suffragette

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At the same time its greatest accusation against rebels is this same desire to be alike: the suffragette is accused of wanting to be a man, the socialist is accused of envy of the rich, and the black man is accused of wanting to be white.

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  1. noun An advocate of women's suffrage, especially in the United Kingdom.

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  • The notion of anyone but a man presiding over the Commons in those pre-suffragette days was hilarious.
  • This is a fantastic recent find: one of the many anti-suffragette postcards from around 1910. —  Sonic Truth
  • Most anti-suffragette postcards depict stern-looking battle-axes and women in ties looking to take over the Houses of Parliament, or bulldogs in bonnets —  Sonic Truth
  • There's an argument that says that the saucy seaside postcards of the 1930s and 40s are directly influenced by the the anti-suffragette pictures. —  Sonic Truth
  • Climate Rush will be making their suffragette-inspired opposition felt at the airport next week. —  Greenpeace UK - Comments
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/səfrəˈdʒɛt/
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