Emmeline Pankhurst was a British suffragist who founded the Women's Social and Political Union and led a militant campaign for women's voting rights in the United Kingdom.
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Political RoleLeader of the Women's Social and Political Union 1 Connections
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Associated With
This source names United Kingdom directly: "for women's voting rights in the United Kingdom."
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Introduction
In 1903, Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), an all-women suffrage advocacy organisation dedicated to 'deeds, not words'.
Wikipedia summary, gender reference sentence
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, partially due to her role in the White Feather Campaign.
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