A tribute to the campaigner and political reformer Richard Pankhurst, husband to Emmeline Pankhurst and father to suffragists Adela, Sylvia and Christine Pankhurst. He helped found the Manchester Liberal Association and established a National Society for Women's Suffrage as well as drafting the first women's suffrage bill in England. A committed liberal, he also campaigned for such diverse causes as independence for India, universal free education, nationalisation of land and the abolition of the House of Lords.
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A tribute to the campaigner and political reformer Richard Pankhurst, husband to Emmeline Pankhurst and father to suffragists Adela, Sylvia and Christine Pankhurst. He helped found the Manchester Liberal Association and established a National Society for Women's Suffrage as well as drafting the first women's suffrage bill in England. A committed liberal, he also campaigned for such diverse causes as independence for India, universal free education, nationalisation of land and the abolition of the House of Lords.
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