Pankhurst

[pangk-hurst]

noun

Christabel Harriette,1880–1958, English suffragist leader (daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst).

Emmeline (Goul·den)

[gool-dn] /ˈgul dn/, 1858–1928, English suffragist leader.

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Examples from the Web for pankhurst

Contemporary Examples of pankhurst

The rallies of the NUWSS were calmer affairs than those of Mrs. Pankhurst.
The Lessons of the British Women’s Fight for the Vote
Frances Osborne
June 13, 2012

Historical Examples of pankhurst

Mrs. Pankhurst heard Miss Anthony speak in Manchester in 1904.
Susan B. Anthony
Alma Lutz
Dr. Pankhurst did not desire that I should turn myself into a household machine.
My Own Story
Emmeline Pankhurst
I think, Mrs. Pankhurst, you now understand the way it is put?
My Own Story
Emmeline Pankhurst
The cry went up from all sides: "They are arresting Mrs. Pankhurst!"
My Own Story
Emmeline Pankhurst
Its mind was fully prepared by the Pankhurst literature for insult.
What is Coming?
H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for pankhurst

Pankhurst

noun

Dame Christabel. 1880–1958, English suffragette

her mother, Emmeline. 1858–1928, English suffragette leader, who founded the militant Women's Social and Political Union (1903)

Sylvia, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst. 1882–1960, English suffragette and pacifist

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