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Adela Constantia Mary Walsh ( née Pankhurst; 19 June 1885 – 23 May 1961) was a British born suffragette who worked as a political organiser for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in Scotland.
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Aug 24, 2018 · Adela Pankhurst was a suffragette who campaigned for women's right to vote in the UK, but later became controversial for her anti-communist and anti-immigration views in Australia. Learn how she was excluded from the popular histories of the movement and why her story matters.
Adela Pankhurst was their best speaker. She also joined the Victorian Socialist Party and used the suffragette tactic of repeated questioning to disrupt her opponents' meetings. While living with her close friends the Rosses, she met Tom Walsh.
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Adela Pankhurst was the youngest daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and a militant campaigner for women's suffrage in England and Australia. She also supported working-class causes, pacifism, and communism, and clashed with her sisters over the WSPU's goals and tactics.
Aug 24, 2018 · Adela Pankhurst was the youngest daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and a leading member of the Women’s Social and Political Union. She campaigned for women’s suffrage in the UK and Australia, but also held controversial views on contraception, abortion and fascism.
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Adela Pankhurst was a feminist and pacifist whose political affiliations shifted from communism to strong anti-communism over her lifetime of activism. Born in England, the daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst, Adela was involved with the British suffrage movement from her teenage years and then the Women’s Social and Political Union which was ...
Learn about Adela Pankhurst, the daughter of British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, who campaigned against the government and conscription in Australia during the First World War. See her biography, speeches, photos and sources on the museum website.
