Adela Pankhurst
Adela Walsh | |
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Adela at the Suffragette's Rest | |
| Born | Adela Constantia Mary Pankhurst 19 June 1885 Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 23 May 1961 (aged 75) Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Education | Studley Horticultural College Manchester High School for Girls |
| Organization(s) | Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) Australia First Movement Australian Women's Guild of Empire |
| Political party | Independent Labour Party Communist Party of Australia |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Richard Pankhurst Emmeline Goulden |
| Relatives | Christabel Pankhurst (sister) Sylvia Pankhurst (sister) Richard Pankhurst (nephew) Helen Pankhurst (great-niece) Alula Pankhurst (great-nephew) |
Adela Constantia Mary Walsh (née Pankhurst /.pæŋkhərst/; 19 June 1885 – 23 May 1961) was a British-born suffragette who worked as a political organiser for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in Scotland. In 1914 she moved to Australia where she continued her activism and was co-founder of both the Communist Party of Australia and the Australia First Movement.