EMMELINE PANKHURST

WOMEN IN THE 1800S

• Social
• Economic
• Political

HER LIFE

• Born to the Goulden family in 1858
• Married Richard Pankhurst
• Founded the Women's Franchise League and the WSPU
• Went to prison several times and went on hunger strike
• World War I breaks out
• Died in 1928

WAS SHE A HERO?

• Got women equal voting rights
• Changed common perceptions of women
• She knew when to quit

WAS SHE A VILLAIN?

• Used very violent means to achieve her goals
• She was racist
• She put her goals before the health of her allies

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MY SOURCES

• BBC History Website
• biography.com
• 'The Suffragette Movement' by Sylvia Pankhurst

THANK YOU!