Emmeline
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The idea to take action to improve the lives of California’s foster children initially came to Bale when his daughter, Emmeline Bale, was just 3 years old in the early 2000s.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
Her great-grandmother Emmeline Pankhurst founded the British suffragette movement in 1903 and helped women win the right to vote.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024
The painting was targeted in 1914 by the suffragette Mary Richardson to protest the imprisonment of fellow women’s rights activist Emmeline Pankhurst.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023
The league was formed in 1907 by campaigners who broke away from the more famous Women’s Social and Political Union because of disagreements with its leader, Emmeline Pankhurst.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023
Of course, women from Elizabeth I to Emmeline Pankhurst have from time to time given blistering speeches.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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