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--> next to the Houses Of Parliament , Westminster . (January 2006)]] Emmeline Pankhurst ( 14 July , 1858 – 14 June , 1928 ) was one of the founders of the British Suffragette movement. It is the name of "Mrs Pankhurst", more than any other, which is associated with the struggle for the Enfranchisement of women in the period immediately preceding World War I . EARLY LIFE She was born Emmeline Goulden in movement, and had been the author of the ''Married Women's Property Acts'' of 1870 and 1882 . Emmeline Goulden Pankhurst (1858 - 1928) BBC history FOUNDATION OF SUFFRAGE ORGANISATIONS In emigrated to Australia where she was politically active in first the Communist Party Of Australia and then the Fascist Australia First Movement . From Fabian to fascist Phil Shannon's review of Adela Pankhurst: The Wayward Suffragette 1885-1961 At one point, Pankhurst lived in an apartment that was located at 159 Knightsbridge, London. The address still exists, but is now operating as The Knightsbridge Green Hotel . Pankhurst's tactics for drawing attention to the movement led to her being imprisoned several times but, because of her high profile, she did not at first endure the same privations as many of the imprisoned working-class suffragettes. However, she did experience force-feeding after going on Hunger Strike on various occasions. Her approach to the campaign did not endear her to everyone, and there were splits within the movement as a result. Her autobiography, ''My Own Story'', was published in 1914 . In 1914, World War I broke out, and Pankhurst felt that nothing should interfere with her country's efforts to win. All attempts to gain votes for women were put on hold, and her efforts were instead directed to urging women to take over men's jobs, so that the men could go and fight in the war. With support from David Lloyd George , she organised a parade of 30,000 women, using £2,000 funding from the government, to encourage employers to let women take over men's jobs in industry. On September 8 , 1914 , Christabel re-appeared at the London Opera House, after her long exile, to utter a declaration on "The German Peril". Pankhurst toured the country, making recruiting speeches. Her supporters handed White Feather s to every young man they encountered wearing civilian dress, and bobbed up at Hyde Park meetings with placards: "Intern Them All". Enlistment of the unenlisted was of the highest priority. As Sylvia Pankhurst pointed out in her chronicle, ''The Suffragette Movement'', her mother and sister rallied their followers in an effort to reroute the militant momentum which they had so successfully orchestrated in the struggle for suffrage: Characteristically, Mrs. Pankhurst threw all her energies and all her influence into the effort, which now, designated itself pro-war and pro-conscription. Although not all of the members of the suffrage movement backed the war, Mrs. Pankhurst’s influence swayed many to follow her lead. Giving its energies wholly to the prosecution of the War, it rushed to a furious extreme, its Chauvinism unexampled amongst all the other women’s societies.Pankhurst, Sylvia. ''The Suffragette Movement'', p. 593. The British government started to implement voting rights for women, across the then United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland , in March 1918 . While the Representation Of The People Act 1918 only gave voting rights to women over 30, and that with a property qualification, while all men over 21 were enfranchised, the Suffragettes nevertheless saw it as a great victory. In November 1918, women over 21 were given the right to become Members of Parliament — meaning women could be MPs and not be allowed to vote. In 1928, women finally achieved equal voting rights to men in the UK. LATER LIFE Pankhurst died at the age of 69, ten years after seeing her most ardently pursued goal come to fruition. She is buried in Brompton Cemetery . WRITINGS (SELECTED)
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