Fun Facts About Emmeline Pankhurst
- Emmeline Pankhurst had a jujutsu-trained squad of female bodyguards, set up by her suffragette union to protect her from the police.[1]
- Pankhurst claimed she was born on Bastille Day, July 14, though her birth certificate says otherwise, and felt the date had influenced her life.[1]
- As a girl, Pankhurst pretended to be asleep and overheard her father say, "What a pity she wasn't born a lad."[1]
- The word "suffragette" began as a diminutive used by a Daily Mail journalist; Pankhurst and her allies adopted it to set themselves apart from moderates.[1]
- In 1909, Pankhurst struck a police officer twice in the face to make sure she would be arrested.[1]
- At 57, with no steady income, Pankhurst adopted four children; asked how she could manage, she replied, "My dear, I wonder I didn't take forty."[1]
- Emmeline Pankhurst was alive at the same time as Arthur Schopenhauer — their lives overlapped for 2 years (1858–1860).[1][2][3][4]
- Emmeline Pankhurst shares a birthday with Rembrandt: both were born on July 15.[1][2][5][6]
Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist who organised the British suffragette movement and helped women to win the right to vote in Great Britain and Ireland in 1918. In 1999, Time named her as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, stating that "she shaped an idea of objects for our time" and "shook society into a new pattern from which there could be no going back". She was widely criticised for her militant tactics, and historians disagree about their effectiveness, but her work is recognised as a crucial element in achieving women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.[1]
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Questions About Emmeline Pankhurst
When was Emmeline Pankhurst born?
Emmeline Pankhurst was born on July 15, 1858, and died on June 14, 1928.
How old was Emmeline Pankhurst at death?
Emmeline Pankhurst was born on July 15, 1858, and died on June 14, 1928, at age 69.
What was Emmeline Pankhurst known for?
Emmeline Pankhurst was known for: British suffragette leader. Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist who organised the British suffragette movement and helped women to win the right to vote in Great Britain and Ireland in 1918. In 1999, Time named her as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, stating that "she shaped an idea of objects for our time" and "shook society into a new pattern from which there could be no going back". She was widely criticised for her militant tactics, and historians disagree about their effectiveness, but her work is recognised as a crucial element in achieving women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.
Who was alive at the same time as Emmeline Pankhurst?
Emmeline Pankhurst's closest contemporary was John D. Rockefeller. Their lives overlapped for 70 years.
Sources
- Emmeline Pankhurst — Wikipedia. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Emmeline Pankhurst (Q211519) — Wikidata
- Arthur Schopenhauer — Wikipedia
- Arthur Schopenhauer (Q38193) — Wikidata
- Rembrandt — Wikipedia
- Rembrandt (Q5598) — Wikidata
- Portrait: Emmeline Pankhurst, seated (1913).jpg — Wikimedia Commons. Adam Cuerden, Public domain