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Next Luncheon
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Monday 18th November 2019 1305th
Luncheon Dr Helen Pankhurst CBE -
. "Deeds not Words: The Story of Women’s Rights, then and now"
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Helen Pankhurst will
be leading a participatory and wide-ranging discussion on women’s lives,
reflecting on the changes since the right to a parliamentary vote was first
granted to some women in the UK in 1918. The session will be informed by
findings from her book Deeds Not
Words: The Story of Women’s Rights, Then and Now. Helen Pankhurst Bio Helen Pankhurst CBE is
an author, a women’s rights activist and an international development
practitioner. Helen studied at Sussex
University, Vassar College, New York, and Edinburgh University and has an
honorary degree from Edge Hill University. She was a Visiting
Professor/Senior Fellow at LSE, is a Visiting Professor at MMU and the First
Chancellor of the University of Suffolk. Helen is a Senior
Advisor for CARE International, based in the UK and in Ethiopia. She
previously worked for other international development charities including WaterAid, Womankind Worldwide and ACORD. She is currently
a Trustee of ActionAid and, in 2019, one of the judges of the Orwell Prize
for Political writing. The great-granddaughter
of Emmeline Pankhurst and granddaughter of Sylvia Pankhurst, leaders of the
British suffragette movement, Helen carries on the legacy. This has included
undertaking re-enactment work for current-day awareness-raising including at
the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, the 2015 film Suffragette,
leading CARE International’s annual #March4Women event ahead of
International Women’s Day in London launching the Centenary Action Group and
the Greater Manchester initiative GM4Women2028. She has worked with the
composer Lucy Pankhurst, on the lyrics of the Emmeline Anthem commissioned by
BBC Radio 3 and in 2018 published the book: Deeds Not Words, the Story of Women’s Rights, Then and Now.
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Closing date for applications for this luncheon is Friday 8th November 2019 |
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Menu
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Menu Supreme of Chicken, .Parmentier Potatoes, Fennel, Leek & Parsley, Fresh Tomato Sauce. .. Pan Fried Cod, Warm Tartare Sauce, Crispy New potatoes and Fine Beans. . . ..
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.Treacle Sponge
Pudding and Custard. alternatives .Dark Chocolate tart, Passion Fruit Sauce & Fresh Strawberry.. Fresh Fruit Salad or Ice Cream ~~~~
Coffee
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