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Strike meeting outside Morton's factory, Millwall, East London in March 1914

Sylvia Pankhurst: Militancy and Mass Mobilisation

Pankhurst’s commitment to working class politics offered a more fruitful strategy for the women’s suffrage movement, compared to the middle class strategy of the leaders of the WSPU

November 25, 2013
Written by Katherine Connelly
Category: Sylvia Pankhurst

Art and Conflict: Sylvia Pankhurst: Suffragette, Socialist and Scourge of Empire

As a young artist at the turn of the 20^th century, Sylvia Pankhurst battled discrimination in the institutional art world, while also developing strong political commitments

November 17, 2013
Written by Katherine Connelly
Category: Sylvia Pankhurst

Sylvia Pankhurst: War and Imperialism

Sylvia Pankhurst’s activism during the First World War demonstrated her unwavering commitment to anti-imperialism - a thread running through all her activity for the rest of her life

November 9, 2013
Written by Katherine Connelly
Category: Sylvia Pankhurst

Introduction to Sylvia Pankhurst: Suffragette, Socialist and Scourge of Empire

In this extract from her book, Katherine Connelly explains the context and continuities of Sylvia’s many political engagements - too often ignored in standard accounts of her life

November 2, 2013
Written by Katherine Connelly
Category: Sylvia Pankhurst

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