Presentation made by a group of 2nd ESO students in the English as a foreign language class. The aim of the project was to work in a collaborative way to learn more about a person who had had an important role in human history.

1. EmmelinePankhurst
“thewomenWHOchangeddemocracy”
by:
joan
paula
sergi
anna

2. biography
Emmeline Pankhurst, was a British woman that wanted the woman to vote.
She was born in Manchester, the 15th of July 1858 and she died the 14th of
June 1928.
Her mum was called Sophia Crane and her dad was Robert Goulden
She was the oldest girl of 10 children

3. EARLYYEARS
Emmeline was described as very intelligent and was able to read at age 3
When she was a child, she studied in Manchester.
By aged 15, Emmeline convinced her parents to send her to a modern women's
school in Paris. When she returned five years later, she could speak French

4. marriageandfamily
At age 21 Emmeline married Richard Pankhurst who was over 40
They had five children, 3 girls and 2 boys.
In 1898, Emmeline became a widow at age 40 and discovered her husband had
left her with lots of bills.
At this time women were not given the same benefit or pension as a man
whose wife died. This made Emmeline Pankhurst decide to fight for votes
for women

5. WOMEN’SSOCIALANDPOLITICALUNION(WSPU)
In October 1903, Emmeline founded the Women's Social and Political Union
(WSPU).
Their motto was "Votes for Women,“ and only women could join.

6. whatdidshe dotogetherobjective?
She did lots of things to get her objective.
Emmeline led a group of women to throw stones at 10 Downing Street.
They then travelled along streets of London and smashed department store windows
with hammers.
She was sent to jail for 9 months and took part in a hunger-strike in protest.

7. thewar
4th August, 1914, England declared war on Germany.
On the 10th August the government released all suffragettes from prison.
During the war women worked in factories and did jobs of men such as bus drivers
and postmen.

8. DEATHAND VICTORY
Emmeline died on 14 June 1928.
Shortly after on 2 July, 1928, women were granted equal voting rights with
men.