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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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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.
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Learn about the life and legacy of Christabel Pankhurst, a co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and a pioneer of women's suffrage in Britain. Discover how she fought for gender equality, social reform and national service, and became a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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).
Christabel Pankhurst, in full Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst, (born Sept. 22, 1880, Manchester, Eng.—died Feb. 13, 1958, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.), suffragist leader credited with organizing the tactics of the militant British suffrage movement.
Mar 26, 2017 · Learn about Christabel Pankhurst, a lawyer, reformer and preacher who played a major role in the British suffrage movement. She was the daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and the founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), which advocated militant tactics for women's rights.
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