Pankhurst
Americannoun
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Christabel Harriette, 1880–1958, English suffragist leader (daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst).
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Emmeline (Goulden) 1858–1928, English suffragist leader.
noun
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Dame Christabel. 1880–1958, English suffragette
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her mother, Emmeline. 1858–1928, English suffragette leader, who founded the militant Women's Social and Political Union (1903)
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Sylvia, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst. 1882–1960, English suffragette and pacifist
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This is particularly unsettling in the case of Pankhurst, who is given a personality quite at odds with the documentary record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The friendship between Alice and Pankhurst turns out to be a crucial hinge in the novel’s plot or, more accurately, in its undoing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“I worked with a movement coach, a lady called Lucie Pankhurst, and she was teaching me the social etiquette of the period, and how women would be expected to hold themselves,” said the actress.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Mr Pankhurst, who has dedicated his life's work to protecting the species before his retirement in April, says the most important aspect of the conservation project has been collaboration.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
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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