Emmeline Pankhurst

Shortly after women were given equal voting rights, meaning women and men over the age of 21 could be both vote. I came to an end myself, passing away on the 14th of June 1928.

Above, my two beautiful and eldest daughters. 

When war struck in 1914 our actions were abruptly stopped. I turned my energy towards helping to support the war efforts. 

In 1913 the 'Cat and Mouse' Act was passed - prisoners who went on hunger strike were released until they grew strong once again, after they were healthy we were re-arrested. 

This went as far as to one of our members being killed in 1913. Emily Davidson died after throwing herself under the king's horse. This was part of a protest at the government's continued failure to grant women the right to vote.

Both of my daughters were active in WSPU. 

The first members of the organisation were the first to be christened 'suffragettes'. 

Following on from my late husbands death I founded the Women's Franchise League. This was a fight to allow married women to vote in local elections. 

in 1898 tragedy struck and my dear Richard Pankhurst died, it was a great shock to me.

In 1979 I married Richard Pankhurst, he was a lawyer and a supporter of the women's suffrage movement. He was also an author of the book the Married Women's Property Acts of 1870 and 1882.  Upon marrying Mr Richard I lost the last name Goulden and became Mrs Pankhurst.

On the 14th of July 1858 I was born into a family with a tradition of radical politics in Manchester.