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This list of suffragists and suffragettes includes noted individuals active in the worldwide women's suffrage movement who have campaigned or strongly advocated for women's suffrage, the organisations which they formed or joined, and the publications which publicized – and, in some nations, continue to publicize– their goals.
Clara Neal (1870–1936) – English teacher, suffragette and cofounder of the Swansea branch of the Women's Freedom League in 1909 [20] Mary Neal (1860–1944) – social worker and collector of English folk dances; Alison Roberta Noble Neilans (1884–1942) – activist, member of the executive committee of the Women's Freedom League
Oreola Williams Haskell (1875–1953) – prolific author and poet, who worked alongside other notable suffrage activists, such as Carrie Chapman Catt, Mary Garrett Hay, and Ida Husted Harper. [72] Mary Garrett Hay (1857–1928) – suffrage organizer around the United States. [73] Elsie Hill (1883–1970) – NWP activist. [74]
20 Related lists. 21 See also. 22 References. Toggle References subsection. ... List of suffragists and suffragettes; Timeline of women's suffrage in the United States;
[2] [3] In 1906, a reporter writing in the Daily Mail coined the term suffragette for the WSPU, derived from suffragist α (any person advocating for voting rights), in order to belittle the women advocating women's suffrage. [4] The militants embraced the new name, even adopting it for use as the title of the newspaper published by the WSPU. [4]
Irish-Indian suffragist, established All India Women's Conference, co-founded Irish Women's Franchise League: 1875–1939: Eva Cox: Australia: 1938 – Sociologist; long-time member of the Women's Electoral Lobby: 1875–1939: Jill Craigie: United Kingdom: 1911: 1999: Socialist feminist: 1875–1939: Minnie Fisher Cunningham: United States ...
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
Unlike other women's-suffrage campaigners (known as "suffragists"), the WSPU was willing to engage in civil disobedience and direct action; their motto was "deeds, not words". The term suffragette was also used by groups that broke away from the WSPU, such as the Women's Freedom League and the East London Federation of Suffragettes.