Who were the suffragists and what was their impact on american society from 1848 to 1918?

The suffragists were people, predominantly female, who fought for introducing voting rights in the United States for women. They began fighting after the civil war when African Americans were given rights, making women the only ones left without it, and it lasted until 1918 because that's when their fight climaxed as they were given voting rights with the 19th amendment.