Pankhurst

[ pangk-hurst ]

/ ˈpæŋk hɜrst /

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

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|DAILY BEAST
Miss Pankhurst will be represented holding a policeman in each hand—the instruments of her martyrdom.
All Things Considered|G. K. Chesterton
Stevens and Pankhurst came and deposited themselves on the boat's gunwale, and resisted the removal of the tubs.
King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855|E. Keble Chatterton
As a matter of fact, Miss Pankhurst is quite in earnest about votes for women.
All Things Considered|G. K. Chesterton

The causes of Miss Pankhurst's cheerfulness require no mystical explanations.
All Things Considered|G. K. Chesterton
She had even introduced me to Mrs. Pankhurst so that I might get the gospel of feminism from the lips of its prophetess.
The Affable Stranger|Peter McArthur

British Dictionary definitions for pankhurst

Pankhurst

/ (ˈpæŋkhɜːst) /

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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