Who's who in the cemetery?
This stone first attracted me because of the Art Deco style. It stands out as most of the tombs and
statues in the rest of the cemetery are from the
Victorian era.
Then as I looked more closely, I realised that this
gravestone was that of Emilene Pankhurst....leader of the Suffragette movement, without whom I wouldn't be sitting here writing this as part of my MA studies.
What would she think of her achievements today and how would she exist in todays society? This subject is so vast that I could go off into a femist rant and write a thesis on it, which wouldn't be fulfilling the 'Process' brief.
One thing I feel compelled to say is that I was very surprised, shocked even when a female member of my group didn't know who she was.
I feel Ms Pankhurst would be wondering if all the deaths and force feeding of hunger strikers was worth it?
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