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Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst DBE (/ ˈ p æ ŋ k h ər s t /; 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.
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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18 hours ago · Emmeline married likeminded lawyer Dr Richard Pankhurst in 1879 – he was a radical and a supporter of women’s rights, free speech and educational reform. Together they had five children: Christabel, Sylvia, Adela, Henry Francis Robert (Frank) and Henry Francis (Harry). The younger brother was named after the elder, who died of diphtheria at ...
Learn about the life and legacy of Christabel Pankhurst, the co-leader of the WSPU and a pioneer of militant suffrage tactics. Find out how she inspired, challenged and clashed with her mother Emmeline and her sister Sylvia in the fight for Votes for Women.
Feb 5, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Christabel Pankhurst, the eldest daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and a key figure in the suffragette movement. Discover how she differed from her sister Sylvia in her feminist views and how she fought for women's votes.
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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).
Learn about Christabel Pankhurst, a suffragist leader who organized the militant British suffrage movement with her mother Emmeline and sister Sylvia. Find out how she used direct action, hunger strikes, and rallies to win the vote for women in England.
