The Pankhursts - Martin Pugh

The book begins with a Pankhurst family tree, which is useful to refer to in the early stages of the book while the characters are less familiar. Emmeline (nee Goulden) married Richard Pankhurst and they had five children: Christabel, Sylvia (whose first name was actually Estelle), Frank, Adela and Harry. The book chronicles not only the Pankhursts involvement in the suffragette movement but the personal lives of the family. Emmeline was without doubt a very strong lady. She fell in love with Richard as she admired his principles, his politics and his oration skills. He worked with her in the initial stages of fighting for women?s suffrage but died ...