suffragist
suffragist — 名詞
- suffragistsingular
- suffragistsplural
1. a person who actively campaigned for voting access for a group that did not have
女權倡導者
爭取女性投票權的人
a person who actively campaigned for voting access for a group that did not have it, especially women in the late 1800s and early 1900s
The suffragist Alice Paul organized a large protest in front of the White House in 1917.
女權倡導者 Alice Paul 於 1917 年在白宮前組織了一場大型抗議活動。
suffragist + [name] organized protest — historical figure pattern
Local suffragists met every Tuesday evening to plan the next public march.
當地的女權倡導者每週二晚上都會聚在一起規劃下一次的公開遊行。
Kimiko felt proud to be called a suffragist while marching through Tokyo with a sign.
Kimiko 對於被稱為女權倡導者感到驕傲，當時她舉著標語牌在東京街頭遊行。
In 1920, after years of struggle, the suffragists finally won the right to vote.
1920 年，經過多年的奮鬥，女權倡導者終於贏得了投票權。
Chidi joined the suffragist society because he believed everyone deserved a voice in government.
Chidi 加入女權倡導社團，因為他認為每個人都應該在政府中有發言權。
- suffragette
more specific — refers to a militant activist in the early 20th-century British movement; 'suffragist' is broader and less confrontational
- voting rights activist
modern term covering broader contexts and time periods
- anti-suffragist
a person who opposed giving women the right to vote
用法筆記
Most commonly used for people involved in the women's suffrage movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In modern contexts, 'voting rights advocate' is more common.