suffragettes
suffragettes is the plural of suffragette.
Meaning of suffragette
Noun
suffragette (plural suffragettes)
- A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century, especially in Great Britain.
- 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.2018 February 2, “Smashed windows, broken rules: the dark suffragette sites of London”, in The Guardian, retrieved 11 Jul 2021
Questions about suffragettes
- What is suffragettes the plural of?
- Suffragettes is the plural of suffragette.
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