In the latest in our series charting the reputations of key historical figures, June Purvis and Lyndsey Jenkins discuss the contested legacy of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst

By Professor June Purvis

Published: Thursday, 07 September 2023 at 16:29 PM


In the latest in our series charting the reputations of key historical figures, June Purvis and Lyndsey Jenkins discuss the life and contested legacy of Emmeline Pankhurst – from whether her story obscures that of the wider suffragette movement to whether her political activism really means she can be labelled a ‘terrorist’.