<P> The women's suffrage movement in Washington State was part of the broader Women's suffrage movement . In Washington, women gained and lost the right to vote repeatedly . </P> <P> The first champion of women's suffrage in Washington Territory was a man, Arthur A. Denny, who introduced a bill to the lower house of the territory in 1854, but it lost 8 to 9 . </P>

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