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Emmeline Pankhurst

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The Resume

    (July 14, 1858-June 14, 1928)
    Born Emmeline Goulden in Manchester, England
    Led the struggle for a woman's right to vote in Britain (1905-1914)

Why she might be annoying:

    In her time, she was subject to furious and passionate protests by women (and men).
    She married Richard Pankhurst when she was 20 and he was 44 (1879).
    At fifty-four, she went to prison twelve times (1912).
    She was sent to a finishing school in Paris, France when she was fifteen.
    Joan of Arc was the suffragists' mascot.
    When her daughter, Sylvia Pankhurst, had an illegitimate baby, she refused to see her or her grandson.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Universal suffrage (including women's) wasn't granted until the year of her death (1928).
    She married the geezer Pankhurst because he was a brilliant lawyer, selflessly dedicated to reform and they were very much in love.
    When her husband died unexpectedly she was left to bring up her children alone, with no private means of support. (1898)
    She was a master of public spectacle. When a suffragist was released from prison they would escort her home triumphantly in a flower-decked wagon through the streets.
    Her example was followed internationally. Most notably by the United States suffragist Alice Paul.
    She stood up for her beliefs of gender equality.
    She founded the Women's Social and Political Union - WSPU. (1903)
    During World War I, the WSPU agreed to suspend their militant activities and help the war effort.
    Besides the right for women to vote, the WSPU fought for 'equal pay, for equal work, equal marriage and divorce laws, the same rights over children for both parents, equality of rights and opportunities in public service, and a system of maternity benefits.'

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 18 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 72 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 136 Votes: 49.26% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 181 Votes: 51.93% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 231 Votes: 51.08% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 538 Votes: 48.51% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 783 Votes: 54.66% Annoying