Christabel Pankhurst
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Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst DBE (/ˈpæŋkhərst/; 22 September 1880 – 13 February 1958) was a British suffragette born in Manchester, England. A co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), she directed its militant actions from exile in France from 1912 to 1913. In 1914, she supported the war against Germany. After the war, she moved to the United States, where she worked as an evangelist for the Second Adventist movement.
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Born | Christabel Harriette Pankhurst (1880-09-22)22 September 1880 Old Trafford, Manchester, England |
Died | 13 February 1958(1958-02-13) (aged 77) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery |
Monuments | Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst Memorial |
Occupation(s) | Political activist and suffragette |
Movement | Women's Social and Political Union |
Parent(s) | Richard Pankhurst Emmeline Goulden |
Relatives | Sylvia Pankhurst (sister) Adela Pankhurst (sister) Richard Pankhurst (nephew) Helen Pankhurst (great-niece) Alula Pankhurst (great-nephew) |
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