Pankhurst heirs pen anthem to a century of suffrage

Relatives of the suffragette have written a choral work for Radio 3Relatives of the suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst will next month premiere a choral work commissioned by the BBC to mark 100 years since women won the right to vote.The writer and women’s rights campaigner Helen Pankhurst and composer Lucy Pankhurst aim to deliver a rallying cry with lyrics that call upon “a sisterhood of sacrifices made along the way”. The Pankhurst Anthem will first be heard on Radio 3’s website on 6 February, the centenary of the passing of the key Representation of the People Act. Continue reading…
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