Emmeline Pankhurst

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Emmeline Pankhurst

Emmeline "Emily" Pankhurst was a leader of the British suffragette movement in the early 20th century. (PROSE: Forgotten, Birthright, Casualties of War)

She led regular meetings on women's suffrage around 1906, some of which were attended by Mary Grainger. Mary's husband, Lawrence, would not believe she was involved in Pankhurst's movement when he found out. (PROSE: Forgotten)

The Eighth Doctor claimed to have chained Pankhurst to the railings outside 10 Downing Street. (PROSE: Casualties of War)

The Tenth Doctor claimed that Pankhurst had stolen his laser spanner when asked by Martha Jones if he had one. He considered her a "cheeky woman." (TV: Smith and Jones)

Romana claimed that Pankhurst had given her a parasol as a gift. (COMIC: The Lost Dimension)

Meeting a young girl named Emily, the Twelfth Doctor acknowledged Pankhurst among a list of famous women who shared her name. (COMIC: Harvest of the Daleks)

Behind the scenes

  • Pankhurst was played by Siân Phillips in the BBC drama Shoulder to Shoulder.