suffragette
    n 1: a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a
         militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of
         the 20th century)

Suffragette \Suf`fra*gette"\ n.
   A woman who advocates the right to vote for women; a woman
   suffragist.

   Note: This term was applied mostly to women in the United
         States prior to the adoption of the 19th amendment to
         the constitution in 1920, giving women the right to
         vote. Modern use of this term usually refers to the
         women who advocated female suffrage[5] in the years
         prior to 1920.
         [PJC]