Proper noun
NAWSA
(US, historical, 1890–1920) Initialism of National American Woman Suffrage Association, successor of NWSA and AWSA.
Andrea Moore Kerr, Lucy Stone: speaking out for equality (1992) ch 1 In 1890, the two groups merged to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Source: Internet
The NAWSA then mobilized to obtain support state-by-state, and by 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote. Source: Internet
Burns & Ward, p.179 Over her objections, the organizations merged, creating the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Source: Internet
In 1900, she succeeded Susan B. Anthony as the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Source: Internet
NAWSA women’s work to aid the war effort turned them into highly visible symbols of nationalism. Source: Internet