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Emmeline Pankhurst was a British social and political activist who led the fight for women's rights, particularly the right to vote. This is a memoir of her life and work: "Those men and women are fortunate who are born at a time when a great struggle for human freedom is in... Read Full Overview

Now a major motion picture! Emmeline Pankhurst was a leader of the British suffrage movement in a critical era-the early 1900's-and helped women win the right to vote. Although reviled by many for the violent tactics that she eventually adopted, including arson, she was named... Read Full Overview

My Own Story (1914) is a memoir by English political activist and suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. Written at the onset of the First World War,

My Own Story brings attention to Pankhurst's cause while defending her decision to cease activism until the end of the war... Read Full Overview

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Those men and women are fortunate who are born at a time when a great struggle for human freedom is in progress. It is an added good fortune to have parents who take a personal part in the great movements of their time. I am glad and thankful that this was my case. One of my... Read Full Overview

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"My Own Story" from Emmeline Pankhurst. British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement (1858-1928).

Emmeline Pankhurst (15 July 1858 - 14 June 1928) was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote. Time Magazine named Pankhurst as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, stating: "she shaped... Read Full Overview

The closing paragraphs of this book were written in the late summer of 1914, when the armies of every great power in Europe were being mobilised for savage, unsparing, barbarous warfare--against one another, against small and unaggressive nations, against helpless women and children,... Read Full Overview

"Women are very slow to rouse, but once they are aroused, once they are determined, nothing on earth and nothing in heaven will make women give way; it is impossible." Emmeline Pankhurst, born in 1858, was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement... Read Full Overview

Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote. In 1999 Time named Pankhurst as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, stating "she shaped an idea of women... Read Full Overview

The closing paragraphs of this book were written in the late summer, when the armies of every great power in Europe were being mobilised for savage, unsparing, barbarous warfare-against one another, against small and unaggressive nations, against helpless women and children,... Read Full Overview

The closing paragraphs of this book were written in the late summer, when the armies of every great power in Europe were being mobilised for savage, unsparing, barbarous warfare-against one another, against small and unaggressive nations, against helpless women and children,... Read Full Overview

Those men and women are fortunate who are born at a time when a great struggle for human freedom is in progress. It is an added good fortune to have parents who take a personal part in the great movements of their time. I am glad and thankful that this was my case.One of my earliest... Read Full Overview

My Own Story (1914) is a memoir by English political activist and suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. Written at the onset of the First World War,

My Own Story brings attention to Pankhurst's cause while defending her decision to cease activism until the end of the war... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview