Helen Pankhurst
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Dr. Helen Pankhurst at Broadcasting House, London during BBC 100 Women 2016 | |
| Born | Helen Pankhurst 1964 (age 61–62) |
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| Spouse | David Loakes |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Richard Pankhurst Rita Eldon |
Helen Sylvia Pankhurst CBE (born 1964) is a British women's rights activist, scholar and writer. She is currently CARE International's senior advisor working in the United Kingdom and Ethiopia. She is the great-granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and granddaughter of Sylvia Pankhurst, who were both leaders in the suffragette movement. In 2018, Pankhurst convened Centenary Action, a cross-party coalition of over 100 activists, politicians and women's rights organisations campaigning to end barriers to women's political participation.