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Pankhurst great-granddaughter: Why women should vote
More than nine million women did not vote in the last election - and the great-granddaughter of Suffragette leader, Emmeline Pankhurst, wants that to change.
Dr Helen Pankhurst told ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 5 live that women's votes not only helped people to connect with the past, but helped the "next generation" too.
This clip is originally from Afternoon Edition on 9 May 2017.
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