Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline "Emily" Pankhurst (1858-1928) (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) was a leader of the British suffragette movement in the early 20th century. (PROSE: Forgotten [+]Loading...["Forgotten (short story)"], Birthright [+]Loading...["Birthright (novel)"], Casualties of War [+]Loading...["Casualties of War (novel)"])
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jenny Flint and Madame Vastra occasionally met with Miss Pankhurst for bingo in late 19th century London. (AUDIO: Inside Every Warrior [+]Loading...["Inside Every Warrior (audio story)"])
She led regular meetings on women's suffrage around 1906, some of which was attended by Mary Grainger. Mary's husband, Lawrence, would not believe she was involved in Pankhurst's movement when he found out. (PROSE: Forgotten [+]Loading...["Forgotten (short story)"])
Romana claimed that Pankhurst had given her a parasol as a gift. (COMIC: The Lost Dimension [+]Loading...["The Lost Dimension (comic story)"])
The Sixth Doctor suspected that Melanie Bush would get along well with Emmeline Pankhurst, after she gave a rousing speech about the power of anger in making a difference. (AUDIO: Loud and Proud [+]Loading...["Loud and Proud (audio story)"])
The Eighth Doctor claimed to have chained Pankhurst to the railings outside 10 Downing Street. (PROSE: Casualties of War [+]Loading...["Casualties of War (novel)"])
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 [+]Loading...["Smith and Jones (TV story)"])
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 [+]Loading...["Harvest of the Daleks (comic story)"])
Daisy Conlan had an "Emmeline Pankhurst attitude" according to Oliver Marks. (PROSE: The Glamour Chase [+]Loading...["The Glamour Chase (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Pankhurst was played by Siân Phillips in the BBC drama Shoulder to Shoulder.
