Emmeline Pankhurst

Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) was a political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement. In 1903, she founded the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). She died only weeks before the Conservative government extended the vote to all women over twenty-one years of age.

Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) was a political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement. In 1903, she founded the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). She died only weeks before the Conservative government extended the vote to all women over twenty-one years of age. See less