S20 Ep8: The power of the female vote with Helen Pankhurst CBE, women’s rights activist, scholar and writer

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Business, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

This week, Holly meets Helen Pankhurst CBE, a woman whose life work is testament to the enduring spirit of the suffragettes.

And in this episode Helen shares intimate stories from her extraordinary heritage, offering a unique glimpse into the lives and struggles of her pioneering ancestors, diving into how their legacy has shaped her own path in activism and to advancing women’s rights in the 21st century.

Helen speaks to Holly about the current landscape of feminism, the progress that has been made since the suffragette era and the challenges that still lay ahead.

This is a powerful conversation that explores how the movements and campaigns that we see in today’s society, such as #MeToo and Just Stop Oil will be judged by future generations.

So whether you are passionate about women's rights, intrigued by historical legacies, or simply looking for inspiration to make a difference, this conversation with Helen Pankhurst is a must-listen.

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0:00.0	That needs to start with every woman voting and understanding the power of their vote.
0:04.6	We are 51% of the electorate.
0:06.6	We are the dominance, numerically part of the electorate.
0:10.6	And yet, time and time again, I think we feel that our interests are not taken into account.
0:16.0	Wowie! I just met Helen Panker C. B. A woman whose life is a testament to the enduring spirit of the suffragettes.
0:26.8	I mean, what didn't we cover in this episode?
0:32.0	Her stories, her heritage, this unique glimpse of the struggles and the
0:39.5	pioneering spirit of her ancestors, you know, driving the change that she has wanted to see in her lifetime when it came to women and comes to women and
0:52.1	And passionately speaking about centenary action.
0:56.6	It's a movement that she wants for all of us women to join.
1:01.1	A hundred years it would have been since women got the vote in
1:03.8	28 and she is calling us to arms. She would love us to make the changes that we
1:10.3	need to see in this country. This is a woman that needs to be listened to,
1:14.9	calm, collected, considered, intelligent, balanced. All of these things came into our
1:21.8	conversation.
1:23.4	It was one of those hours in your life
1:26.0	that you are going to learn so much,
1:29.2	and I hope at the end of it,
1:31.2	feel a passionate need to be part of feminism and to be part of a
1:37.9	sisterhood because you listening me Helen were sisters and that's a beautiful You listening, me, Helen, we're sisters.
1:44.1	And that's a beautiful thing.
1:46.0	Enjoy.
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