suffragette

Definition

A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century, especially in Great Britain.

Etymology

From suffrage + -ette, first used as a derisive label by the Daily Mail in 1906, but eventually adopted by the WSPU itself.

Example Sentences

• "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."