Sylvia Pankhurst

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On the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, this definitive biography explores the life of suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst, a political rebel, human rights champion, and radical feminist. Pankhurst fought militantly for women's voting rights, inspiring global movements. However, her advocacy extended far beyond the vote. A talented artist and visionary, she was considered "wild" even by her activist family. Pankhurst dedicated herself to reproductive rights, equal pay, welfare access, education, and sexual freedom, transforming her experiences of torture and imprisonment into a lifelong commitment to human rights. Her political activism spanned both World Wars and included involvement in the Anti-Apartheid Movement, Irish independence, pacifism, refugee rights, and anti-racism efforts in Europe, the Indian subcontinent, and colonial Africa. Pankhurst's lecture tours in the United States garnered attention and connected her with American feminists and the NAACP. Her life was marked by engagement with figures like Winston Churchill, Vladimir Lenin, Jomo Kenyatta, and W.E.B. DuBois, and she chronicled her experiences prolifically. Acclaimed author Rachel Holmes weaves together Pankhurst's political and personal narratives, illustrating how her remarkable achievements continue to resonate today.