International Women's Day.
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)
"We were called militant, and we were quite willing to accept the name.
We were determined to press this question of the enfranchisement of
women to the point where we were no longer to be ignored by the
politicians."
Pankhurst’s slogan
'Deeds, not words' defined her life. But her bravery and radicalism
shocked society into a new pattern that could not be reversed. Pankhurst
and her daughters were jailed repeatedly – and even then they staged
hunger strikes to secure better conditions. When war broke out, they
encouraged women to support the common cause and work in industrial
production. In 1918 the Representation of the People Act granted votes
to women over the age of 30, (the voting age for men was 21).
Later that year, another bill gave women the right to be elected to Parliament. Pankhurst did not live to see it, but on July 2, 1928, Parliament gave women voting rights on a par with men’s.
Pankhurst was 69 when she died in London on June 14, 1928.
It was Super WOMANnnnnnnnn.......
Later that year, another bill gave women the right to be elected to Parliament. Pankhurst did not live to see it, but on July 2, 1928, Parliament gave women voting rights on a par with men’s.
Pankhurst was 69 when she died in London on June 14, 1928.
It was Super WOMANnnnnnnnn.......
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