# Pankhurst

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**Pankhurst** is a surname, and may refer to:

Members of a prominent family of [suffragettes](/source/Suffragette):

- [Emmeline Pankhurst](/source/Emmeline_Pankhurst) (1858–1928), one of the founders of the British suffragette movement.
- [Richard Pankhurst](/source/Richard_Pankhurst_(politician)) (1834–1898), member of the Independent Labour Party, and husband of Emmeline.
- [Christabel Pankhurst](/source/Christabel_Pankhurst) (1880–1958), suffragette and daughter of Emmeline and Richard.
- [Adela Pankhurst](/source/Adela_Pankhurst) (1886–1961), suffragette and political activist who moved to Australia. Daughter of Emmeline and Richard.
- [Sylvia Pankhurst](/source/Sylvia_Pankhurst) (1882–1960), suffragette, artist, and political activist. Daughter of Emmeline and Richard.
- [Richard K.P. Pankhurst](/source/Richard_K.P._Pankhurst) (1927–2017), Ethiopian scholar and son of Sylvia.
- [Rita Pankhurst](/source/Rita_Pankhurst) (1927–2019), linguist, reporter and librarian who married into the Pankhurst family.
- [Alula Pankhurst](/source/Alula_Pankhurst), Ethiopian scholar and son of Richard K.P. and Rita.
- [Helen Pankhurst](/source/Helen_Pankhurst), activist and writer and daughter of Richard K.P. and Rita.

Other:

- [Henry Pankhurst](/source/Henry_Pankhurst), a British runner who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
- [Kate Pankhurst](/source/Kate_Pankhurst), British illustrator and writer
- [Robert John Pankhurst](/source/Robert_John_Pankhurst), a British geologist

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