
A Visit to the Pankhurst Centre
Club Summer Outing to Manchester On Sunday, 24th June, President Carole, along with Anne and Geraldine, visited the Pankhurst Centre in Manchester. The Centre is situated in the house in which Emmeline and her family lived from 1898 – 1907. The inspiration for the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) was when Emmeline Pankhurst realised that a building being dedicated to her late husband, and that she and her daughters had helped to decorate, would be for men only and women would not be allowed to attend. It was amazing to stand in the room where the WSPU first met. As Emmeline said ‘We are here not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers’ The walls were surrounded by posters and various exhibits were on display. There was also a short film showing some of the most important aspects