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Hear Helen Pankhurst tell the story of women’s rights

Press release issued: 3 May 2018

Dr Helen Pankhurst, a descendant of suffragette leaders Sylvia and Emmeline Pankhurst, will chart how women’s lives have changed over the last century at a free public lecture organised by the University of Bristol on Friday, 11 May 2018.

Helen, a women's rights campaigner herself, will look back at the suffragette movement and how women can achieve equality in the future.

The talk, taking place in the School of Education on Berkeley Square, has been organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law – International Development Research Group and coincides with the University's Vote 100 campaign to mark the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, when the first women won the vote.

In addition to being a public speaker and writer on feminist issues, Helen is senior advisor to CARE International, based in the UK and in Ethiopia, on gender equality.

Dr Tigist Grieve, from the School of Education at the University of Bristol, said: "We are delighted that Dr Helen Pankhurst is coming to speak at our University at this time of significant celebration of women in the UK winning the right to vote 100 years ago.

"Helen is a global figure who champions social justice issues both as a scholar and as a practitioner. In all of her work, we can trace the intergenerational transfer of the Suffragettes' spirit and commitment to social justice. 

"Not only will Helen explore what women have achieved in the last 100 years, but she will be looking at the issues faced by women - such as the gender pay gap and representation in parliament - both in the UK and globally."

The lecture has been organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law International Development and Gender Research Groups, the School of Education and the Cabot Institute.

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