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Emmeline Pankhurst | Biography & Facts


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What was Emmeline Pankhurst’s family like?
Both of Emmeline Pankhurst’s parents were abolitionists. Her father was on a committee that welcomed American abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher to England, while her mother read her bedtime stories from
Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Both also supported equal suffrage. Her parents’ dedication to ending social injustices likely shaped her own commitment to the women’s suffrage movement.
Why was Emmeline Pankhurst so influential?
Emmeline Pankhurst was a founder of the Women’s Social and Political Union, a British organization that thrust the disenfranchisement of women into public consciousness. Her organization focused on “deeds, not words,” and used public demonstrations and acts of militancy to tip public opinion in favour of equal suffrage. Pankhurst also frequently lectured on women’s suffrage. ....

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