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  • In manners she was precisely like what the Suffragette was at that time expected to be, pushing her way through the crowd, and vociferating 'Shyme!' to all and sundry.

    The Convert 1907

  • He understood, however, that Delia, whom he remembered as a child, was a "Suffragette," and that Mr. Winnington,

    Delia Blanchflower Humphry Ward 1885

  • When the lawyers tried to stop the "Suffragette" from appearing at all, they practically said: "We do not know your next week's crime, because it isn't committed yet; but we are scientifically certain you have the criminal type.

    Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays 1905

  • I recently embarrassed myself by jokingly saying 'Well, what IS your kind of chicken, David?' while listening to Suffragette City.

    Mondegreens lili 2009

  • Madeleine Marentette, founder of Grail Springs Spa and Retreat Center, decided to dance her own jig in a park and host a conference call-style event that is free to the public, called "100 Women of Destiny: From Suffragette to Social Networker."

    Kari Henley: How To Start A Movement In 3 Minutes Kari Henley 2011

  • Madeleine Marentette, founder of Grail Springs Spa and Retreat Center, decided to dance her own jig in a park and host a conference call-style event that is free to the public, called "100 Women of Destiny: From Suffragette to Social Networker."

    Kari Henley: How To Start A Movement In 3 Minutes Kari Henley 2011

  • Madeleine Marentette, founder of Grail Springs Spa and Retreat Center, decided to dance her own jig in a park and host a conference call-style event that is free to the public, called "100 Women of Destiny: From Suffragette to Social Networker."

    Kari Henley: How To Start A Movement In 3 Minutes Kari Henley 2011

  • Madeleine Marentette, founder of Grail Springs Spa and Retreat Center, decided to dance her own jig in a park and host a conference call-style event that is free to the public, called "100 Women of Destiny: From Suffragette to Social Networker."

    Kari Henley: How To Start A Movement In 3 Minutes Kari Henley 2011

  • Indeed, she provides a stunning example of a woman caught in a period of shifting values, from Victorian to "progressive" to "Suffragette."

    Personal Information for Ray Frank 2010

  • Indeed, she provides a stunning example of a woman caught in a period of shifting values, from Victorian to "progressive" to "Suffragette."

    Personal Information for Ray Frank Jewish Women's Archive 2010

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