Christabel Pankhurst

Dame Christabel Pankhurst

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1880 - 1958

Occupation

Activist

Notable Achievements

DBE

Description

Feminist and suffragette activist in the United Kingdom. Co-founder, with her mother Emmeline Pankhurst, of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). Educated in law but was not able to be registered as a lawyer because she was female. Had relationships with fellow suffragettes Mary Blathwayt and Annie Kenney. Later moved to the United States for a period and became an evangelist. Appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1936).

See Also

• Feminist Activists Who Identify as Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender
• LGBTQ Activists in Suffragette Organizations

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christabel-Pankhurst
• https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/christabel-pankhurst-suffragette-leader
• https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/11/vanessathorpe.theobserver

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