Pankhurst Explained

Pankhurst is a surname, and may refer to:

Members of a prominent family of suffragettes:

• Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928), one of the founders of the British suffragette movement
• Richard Pankhurst (1834–1898), husband of Emmeline and noted member of the Independent Labour Party
• Christabel Pankhurst (1880–1958), a daughter of Emmeline and a fellow suffragette
• Adela Pankhurst (1886–1961), another daughter, an Australian suffragette
• Sylvia Pankhurst (1882–1960), a daughter who involved herself with feminism, socialism and later Ethiopia.
• Richard K.P. Pankhurst (1927–2017), son of Sylvia and noted Ethiopian scholar
• Alula Pankhurst, son of Richard K.P. and Ethiopian scholar
• Helen Pankhurst, daughter of Richard K.P., activist and writer

Other:

• Henry Pankhurst, a British runner who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
• Kate Pankhurst, British illustrator and writer
• Robert John Pankhurst, a British geologist