Emmeline Pankhurst and the Fight for Womens Rights in England

Denise Ignacio Senior Division Individual Website

I created a website full of information about the suffragette icon of Britain, Emmeline Pankhurst. This particular topic intrigued me because it is English and is about a very courageous woman fighting for her genders rights. I admire peoples willingness to stand up and declare their beliefs without any regards to any other persons perception. She took responsibility into her own hands while others were too hesitant and frightened to intervene. I started by looking online for the appropriate websites with very informative material about the women suffragettes especially the righteous Emmeline Pankhurst. Then I made trips to the public library for information, particularly for primary sources or speeches by Emmeline Pankhurst or by any other of the suffragettes at the time. I chose to select the website category because I had experience with this category from the last History Day project. I made the executive decision to do the project without a partner or in a group. I started up the website with Weebly and found that it has been updated with a more clear format. I designed the website to signify the women and their battle for their rights a century ago. I added slideshows of their campaigns and all the supporters. Emmeline Pankhurst was not only a tenacious lady who defied Englands society, she was the first woman with her followers to use very radical methods to advocate for her beliefs about voting. She felt obligated to take responsibility for women to be able to vote. She also assembled WSPU the Womens Social and Political Union, of woman suffragettes. In the end, through it all the hardships, I believe that each supporter would have been very satisfied to know that all their efforts have improved the lives of women. Even though in the present time we are not fully equal, we have come a long way since the time of Emmeline Pankhurst.