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How important was Emmeline Pankhurst in obtaining the vote for women? Emmeline Pankhurst was born into a family with strong political beliefs about feminist issues. From an early age her mother took her to women's suffrage meetings, which awakened her interest in women's rights. She started playing an active role in obtaining the franchise for women when she met Richard Pankhurst in 1878. Richard was a supporter of the women's franchise and had drafted the women's property bill. Emmeline's first major role was helping to form a pressure group called the 'Women's Franchise League'. When she became a Poor Law Guardian she was shocked at the suffering of people in the workhouses, especially women and young girls. This encouraged he to keep fighting for women's rights and mainly the franchise for women. I think the most important thing that Emmeline Pankhurst did was founding the 'Women's Social and Political Union'. This was the first...

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