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.
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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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Sylvia the Musical tells the story of suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst and the family rift caused by the fight for women's voting rights.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
He hangs out with the suffragist leader Emmeline Pankhurst; hobnobs with King Edward VII; writes screenplays for Hollywood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
“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
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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