Christabel Pankhurst

Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst DBE (September 22, 1880 – February 13, 1958) was a suffragette born in Manchester, England. Download high resolution version (617x752, 72 KB)Christabel Pankhurst from http://www. ... Download high resolution version (617x752, 72 KB)Christabel Pankhurst from http://www. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suffragette with banner, Washington DC, 1918 The title of suffragette (also occasionally spelt suffraget) was given to members of the womens suffrage movement in the United Kingdom. ... Manchester is a major city in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ...

Christabel was the daughter of the lawyer Dr. Richard Pankhurst and suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, and a sister of Sylvia Pankhurst and Adela Pankhurst. Along with her mother Emmeline and others, Christabel co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union (WPSU) in 1903. In 1905, Christabel Pankhurst interrupted a Liberal Party meeting by shouting demands for voting rights for women. She was arrested and along with fellow suffragette Annie Kenney went to prison rather than pay a fine as punishment for their outburst. Their case gained much media interest and the ranks of the WSPU swelled following their trial. Emmeline began to take more militant action for the suffragette cause after her daughter's arrest and was herself imprisoned on many occasions for her principles. Dr. Richard Pankhurst (May 1834 - July 5, 1898) was a liberal lawyer and activist and the husband of Emmeline Pankhurst. ... Statue of Emmeline Pankhurst in Victoria Tower Gardens next to the Houses of Parliament, Westminster. ... Sylvia Pankhurst Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst (May 5, 1882 - September 27, 1960) was a campaigner in the suffragette movement in Britain, and a prominent left communist. ... Adela Pankhurst (1885-1961) was recruited during World War I as an organiser for the Womens Peace Army in Melbourne by Vida Goldstein. ... The Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU) was the leading militant organization campaigning for womens suffrage in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... Annie Kenney (1879-1953) was a working-class suffragette who is credited with sparking off suffragette militancy when she heckled Winston Churchill. ... In legal parlance, a trial is an event in which parties to a dispute present information (in the form of evidence) in a formal setting, usually a court, before a judge, jury, or other designated finder of fact, in order to achieve a resolution to their dispute. ... The word militant has come to refer to any individual or party engaged in aggressive physical or verbal combat, normally for a cause. ...

In 1906, Christabel Pankhurst obtained a law degree from the University of Manchester and moved to the London headquarters of the WPSU, where she was appointed its organising secretary. Earning the nickname "Queen of the Mob", Christabel was jailed again in 1907 in Parliament Square and 1909 after the "Rush Trial" at Bow Street. Between 1912 and 1913 she lived in Paris, France to escape imprisonment under the terms of the Prisoner's (Temporary Discharge for Ill-Health) Act better known as the Cat and Mouse Act. The start of World War I compelled Christabel to return to England in 1913, where she was again arrested. Christabel engaged in a hunger strike, ultimately serving only 30 days of a three-year sentence. The University of Manchester in Manchester, England, was formed by the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly known as the University of Manchester before the merger) and UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) on 1 October 2004. ... Anti-war protesters gather at Parliament Square on the afternoon of March 20, 2003. ... Bow Street Magistrates Court has been the most famous magistrates court in England for much of its existence. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Cat and Mouse Act (officially, the Prisoners Temporary Discharge of Ill Health Act) was passed in Britain by Herbert Henry Asquiths Liberal government in 1913. ... Combatants Allied Powers: France Italy Russia Serbia United Kingdom United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul von Hindenburg Reinhard... A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt or to achieve a goal such as a policy change. ...

She was influential in the WSPUs 'anti-male' phase after the failure of the Conciliation Bills, she wrote a book called The Great Scourge and How to End It on the subject of sexually transmitted diseases and how sexually equality (votes for women) would help the fight against these diseases. [1]

After women were granted the right to vote at the end of World War I, Christabel ran as a Women's Party candidate, in alliance with the Lloyd George/Conservative Coalition in Smethwick and Westminster but was narrowly defeated. Combatants Allied Powers: France Italy Russia Serbia United Kingdom United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul von Hindenburg Reinhard... Womens Party is the name of several political parties: Womens Party (Belarus) Womens Party (Greenland) Womens Party (Japan) Josei-tō Womens Party (UK) This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Smethwick (pronounced Smethick) is a town adjacent to Birmingham and West Bromwich in England. ... Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ...

Leaving her native England, she moved to the United States where she eventually became an evangelist. Evangelism is the proclaiming of the Christian Gospel. ...

She was appointed a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1936. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are...

Christabel Pankhurst died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 77, and was buried in the Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica, California. Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery is located at 1847 14th Street in Santa Monica, California. ... Location of Santa Monica in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated November 30, 1886 Mayor Robert Holbrook City Council Bobby Shriver Ken Genser Kevin McKeown Herb Katz Pam OConnor Richard Bloom Area    - City 41. ...

Further reading

• Pressing Problems of the Closing Age by Christabel Pankhurst (Morgan & Scott Ltd., 1924)
• The World's Unrest: Visions of the Dawn by Christabel Pankhurst (Morgan & Scott Ltd., 1926)
• Queen Christabel by David Mitchell (MacDonald and Jane's Publisher Ltd., 1977) ISBN 0-354-04152-5
• Sylvia and Christabel Pankhurst by Barbara Castle (Penguin Books, 1987) ISBN 0-14-008762-3

See also

• Pankhurst Centre in Manchester

The Pankhurst Centre in Manchester provides a women-only space that creates a unique environment in which women can learn together, work on projects and socialise. ...

External links

• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WpankhurstC.htm
• Blue Plaque for Suffragette Leaders Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst