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Emmeline Pankhurst Articles

Iconic women who paved the way in Manchester

Iconic women who paved the way in Manchester

We highlight the lives of six of Manchester’s most inspiring women, their stories, and their legacies
Review: Sylvia

Review: Sylvia

Sylvia, a hip-hop musical which casts Black actors as the Suffragettes, is having its world premiere at the Old Vic
New podcast celebrates ‘Strong Manchester Women’

New podcast celebrates ‘Strong Manchester Women’

The new podcast profiles women including boxer Stacey Copeland and city councillor Sarah Judge
Artefact of the Week: Emmeline Pankhurt statue

Artefact of the Week: Emmeline Pankhurt statue

In this instalment of Artefact of the Week, Bella Jewell looks to the new Emmeline Pankhurst Statue; only the second statue of a female in Manchester… does this mark a moment of change in the representation of women?
Our Emmeline unveil marked by march

Our Emmeline unveil marked by march

The unveiling was preceded by a march of thousands of Mancunian school children
Maintaining the Mancunian link with women’s suffrage

Maintaining the Mancunian link with women’s suffrage

Emily Broncz speaks with Dr Tessa Chynoweth about the Centenary exhibition at The Pankhurst Centre and why it is important to remember women’s suffrage here in Manchester
The women who shaped our city

The women who shaped our city

Victoria Evans explores the ‘Women Who Shaped Manchester’ exhibition at the John Rylands Library, and delves into the history of a city built on female resilience.
Manchester to unveil Emmeline Pankhurst statue in 2018

Manchester to unveil Emmeline Pankhurst statue in 2018

The statue will be unveiled in 2018, 100 years since some women first got the vote

Pankhurst Centre raise money for therapeutic garden

The centre aims to raise £20,000 towards the project

People’s History Museum to celebrate suffragette centenary

A newly announced programme of events for 2018 will mark 100 years of votes for women with a new exhibition and collaborations with local campaigns

Manchester ‘Walk of Fame’ honours city icons

The temporary ‘Walk of Fame’ installation marks the opening of a new bar

Helen Pankhurst speaks to The Mancunion

For International Women’s Day 2016, the GDI celebrated the history of feminism with a screening of Suffragette. Afterwards we spoke to Helen Pankhurst, great-granddaughter of Emmeline, about how the fight for equality is far from over

Theatrical hat-trick: football, suffragettes and heroism at the Octagon

Andrew Georgeson heads to Bolton Octagon to review Tull, a dramatisation of racial struggle