Who was Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst?

Answer 1

In 1889 Mrs Pankhurst was one of the founders of the Women's Franchise League. Five years later the league succeeded in promoting the passage of a law granting women the right to vote in local elections. In 1903, she founded the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in Manchester. The group came to prominence when Mrs Pankhurst moved its headquarters to London.

She was the leader of the suffragettes who are famous for fighting for the rights of women and their uses of violence i.e.

In July 1913 attempts were made by suffragettes to burn down the houses of two members of the government who were opposed to women having the vote. These attempts failed, but soon afterwards, a house being built for David Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was badly damaged by suffragettes. This was followed by cricket pavilions, racecourse stands and golf clubhouses being set on fire.