Mrs Emmeline (1858–1928), Christabel (1880–1958), and (Estelle) Sylvia (1882–1960), English suffragettes. In 1903 Emmeline and her daughters founded the Women's Social and Political Union, with the motto ‘Votes for Women’. Following the imprisonment of Christabel in 1905, Emmeline initiated the militant suffragette campaign which continued until the outbreak of the First World War.
Definition of Pankhurst in US English:
Pankhurst
proper nounˈpaNGkˌhərst
The name of a family of English suffragists, comprising Mrs. Emmeline (1858–1928) and her daughters, Christabel (1880–1958) and (Estelle) Sylvia (1882–1960). In 1903, they founded the Women's Social and Political Union. When Christabel was imprisoned in 1905, Emmeline initiated the militant suffrage campaign that continued until the outbreak of World War I.