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Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst and Emmeline Pankhurst
Learn how Constance Lytton campaigned for the women's right to vote despite being from a royal family
Learn how Constance Lytton became Jane Wharton for her struggle for women's right to vote in Britain
Is there a difference between a suffragist and a suffragette?
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Also Known As WSPU
Areas Of Involvement women’s suffrage
Related People Emily Davison • Emmeline Pankhurst • Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst

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Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst and Emmeline Pankhurst
May Sinclair
Learn how Constance Lytton campaigned for the women's right to vote despite being from a royal family
Learn how Constance Lytton became Jane Wharton for her struggle for women's right to vote in Britain
Is there a difference between a suffragist and a suffragette?
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