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  1. Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst DBE ( / ˈpæŋkhərst /; 22 September 1880 – 13 February 1958) was a British suffragette born in Manchester, England. A co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), she directed its militant actions from exile in France from 1912 to 1913.

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  4. Mar 26, 2017 · Updated on March 26, 2017. 01. of 02. Christabel Pankhurst Sitting at Her Desk. Bettmann Archive / Getty Images. Known for: major role in the British suffrage movement. Occupation: lawyer, reformer, preacher (Seventh Day Adventist) Dates: September 22, 1880 - February 13, 1958. Also known as: Christabel Pankhurst Biography.

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  5. Sitter in 17 portraits. A leading Suffragette, Christabel Pankhurst was the driving force behind the Women's Social and Political Union, which was founded by her mother, Emmeline, in 1903 in order to lobby for female suffrage. She originally trained as a lawyer at Manchester University, but, as a woman, was unable to practice as a barrister and ...

  6. Apr 1, 2024 · Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst was a suffragist leader credited with organizing the tactics of the militant British suffrage movement. A daughter of suffrage activist Emmeline Pankhurst and a sister of Sylvia Pankhurst, Christabel Pankhurst advocated the use of militant tactics to win the vote

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  7. Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958) was a very influential figure in the suffragette movement in Edwardian Britain since she was the co-leader, with her mother Emmeline, of the Suffragettes of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU). The WSPU had been founded in October 1903 by Emmeline, Christabel and some local socialist women, at the ...

  8. Take courage, join hands, stand besides us, fight with us” Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958) was a major figure in the British women’s suffragette movement in the early 1900s. She was one of the daughters of Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928).

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