It was in this hotbed of change, industry, money and power that an upper middle class widow, Emmeline Pankhurst, set about creating the Suffragette movement and alighting her phrase, "Deeds, not words," into vivid life. You can see the pretty, light-filled parlor where Emmeline had the first meeting of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) after the death of her husband, Dr. Richard Pankhurst, a suffragette sympathizing barrister. During the fight for women's votes, some women were killed and many were sent to prison and force fed when were on hunger strikes. Radisson Blu EdwardianIt was in this building in 1905 that a defiant Christabel and fellow suffragette Annie Kenney interrupted a political meeting to gain exposure for votes for women. John Salangsang/Invision/APYou can also walk through several centuries of political activism in Manchester (including the Suffragette Movement) at the People's History Museum where original Suffragette sashes, placards and even personal telegrams from Emmeline are on view.

Source: Forbes March 31, 2019 09:12 UTC