5 sentences with 'activist'
Example sentences and phrases with the word activist and other words derived from it.
• « The word "feminist" itself emerged in 1890, after a French suffrage activist, Hubertine Auclert, described herself as such (Auclert made her name in part because she refused to pay taxes, arguing that, being politically unrepresented, she had no obligation to contribute to the state). »
• « The apartheid system would remain in place until 1991, when the system finally collapsed and long-imprisoned anti-apartheid activist leader Nelson Mandela was released, soon becoming South Africa's first black president. »
• « After the US invaded Grenada in 1983, North told a fascinating story to friends, including political activist Jack Wheeler. »
• « They listened to classical music (popular music was considered undignified) and read only the "good" writers: Kingsley Amis, Aldous Huxley and Hawking's idol Bertrand Russell, who was both an intellectual giant and a liberal activist. »