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Sylvia Pankhurst Biography

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Sylvia Pankhurst was a British suffragette leader and women's rights activist. Born on May 5, 1882, and died on September 27, 1960, she is best known for her leadership in the women's suffrage movement in early 20th-century United Kingdom.

Use Tree Fallen Hollow Oaks Beam Vigor Trunks Sap

Author:Sylvia Pankhurst

“I know we will create a society where there are no rich or poor, no people without work or beauty in their lives, where money itself will disappear, where we shall all be brothers and sisters, where every one will have enough.”

People Knows Enough Poor Rich Brother Disappear Activism Brothers And Sisters Rich Or Poor

Author:Sylvia Pankhurst

“[On Venice:] A wondrous city of fairest carving, reflected in gleaming waters swirled to new patterning by every passing gondola.”

Water Cities Passing Passings Venice Wondrous Carving Gondolas

Author:Sylvia Pankhurst

“. . . the fact that [English] has shed most of the old grammatical forms which time has rendered useless and scarcely intelligible, has made English a model, pointing the way which must be followed in building the Interlanguage. . .”

Way Made Facts Form Building Models Useless Shed Pointing

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“My mind shrank from the menace sweeping down on us, as children's do from belief in death and misfortune, vainly clinging to the fancy that great disasters only happen to other people.”

People Mind Children Happens Belief Loss Disaster Fancy Misfortunes Clinging Menace Sweeping

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“The profound divergences of opinion on war and peace had been shown to know no sex.”

Knows War Sex Opinion Profound Divergence

Author:Sylvia Pankhurst

“The words Socialism and Communism have the same meaning. They indicate a condition of society in which the wealth of the community: the land and the means of production, distribution and transport are held in common, production being for use and not for profit.”

Mean Use Community Wealth Common Land Conditions Profit Productions Socialism Communism Distribution Transport

Author:Sylvia Pankhurst

“My belief in the growth and permanence of democracy is undimmed. I know that the people will cast off the new dictatorship as they did the old. I believe as firmly as in my youth that humanity will surmount the era of poverty and war. Life will be happier and more beautiful for all. I believe in the GOLDEN AGE.”

People Knows Believe War Age Beautiful Humanity Belief I Believe Women Growth Poverty Democracy Youth Casts I Believe In Golden Eras Dictatorship Permanence Golden Age

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“The emancipation of today displays itself mainly in cigarettes and shorts... painted lips and nails, and the return of trailing skirts and other absurdities of dress which betoken the slave-woman's intelligent companionship.”

Today Return Intelligent Dresses Slave Lips Display Cigarette Nails Absurdity Companionship Skirts Emancipation Shorts

Author:Sylvia Pankhurst

“I am going to fight capitalism even if it kills me. It is wrong that people like you should be comfortable and well fed while all around you people are starving.”

People Ifs Should Wells Fighting Like You Comfortable Capitalism Feds Kill Me Starving

Author:Sylvia Pankhurst

“Love and freedom are vital to the creation and upbringing of a child.”

Children Creation Upbringing Love And Freedom

Author:Sylvia Pankhurst

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Born: May 5, 1882
Died: September 27, 1960
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