List of suffragists and suffragettes
== List of suffragists and suffragettes ==
This is a list of notable suffragists and suffragettes, individuals who advocated for women's suffrage and the right to vote. The terms "suffragist" and "suffragette" are often used interchangeably, but historically, "suffragist" refers to those who advocated for suffrage through peaceful and legal means, while "suffragette" refers to those who used more militant tactics.
Notable Suffragists[edit | edit source]
- Susan B. Anthony - An American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement.
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton - An American suffragist, social activist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement.
- Millicent Fawcett - A British suffragist and an influential leader of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
- Carrie Chapman Catt - An American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- Alice Paul - An American suffragist and women's rights activist, one of the main leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment.
Notable Suffragettes[edit | edit source]
- Emmeline Pankhurst - A British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote.
- Christabel Pankhurst - A British suffragette and co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU).
- Sylvia Pankhurst - A British campaigner for the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom and a prominent left-wing activist.
- Emily Davison - A British suffragette who died after being trampled by King George V's horse at the Epsom Derby.
- Annie Kenney - A British working-class suffragette and a leading figure in the Women's Social and Political Union.
Related Pages[edit | edit source]
- Women's suffrage
- Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
- Women's Social and Political Union
- History of feminism
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