Suffragette

The title of suffragette was given to members of the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom. The word was originally coined to describe a more radical faction of the suffrage movement in the U.K. Suffragist is a more general term for members of the movement, whether radical or conservative, male or female. American women preferred this more inclusive title but people in the United States who were hostile to suffrage for the American woman used the UK title.

References

• Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (New York: Merriam Webster, 1983) ISBN 0877795118