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Emmeline Pankhurst
Played by Dame Harriet Walter
| Fact title | Fact data |
|---|---|
| Date of birth |
15 July 1858
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| Place of birth |
Manchester
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| Age at outbreak of WW1 |
56
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| Occupation |
Suffragette
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World-famous suffragette leader and scourge of the establishment, Mrs Pankhurst sets Folkestone talking when she arrives to give a speech. Despite her history of challenging the government, she has weighed in behind the war effort, suspending all militant suffragette activity.
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