Emmeline Pankhurst

The story, in brief.

Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist who organised the British suffragette movement and helped women to win the right to vote in Great Britain and Ireland in 1918, partially due to her role in the White Feather Campaign. In 1999, Time named her as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, stating that "she shaped an idea of women for our time" and "shook society into a new pattern from which there could be no going back". She was widely criticised for her militant tactics, and historians disagree about their effectiveness, but her work is recognised as a crucial element in achieving women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.

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A life in milestones.

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1. 1858
   Life

   Born in Moss Side

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2. 1898~ age 40
   Role

   registrar

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3. 1912~ age 54
   Recognition

   Hunger Strike Medal

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4. 1928~ age 70
   Life

   Death

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