Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Christabel Pankhurst
Born: September 22, 1880
Died: February 13, 1958 (aged 77)
Bio: Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst was a suffragette born in Manchester, England. A co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union, she directed its militant actions from exile in France from 1912 to 1913.
Known for:
- The World's Unrest: Visions of the Dawn (1926)
- The Lord cometh! (1923)
- Plain Facts about a Great Evil (1913)