From infancy, I had been accustomed to hear pro and con discussions of slavery and the American Civil War. Although the British government finally decided not to recognise the Confederacy, public opinion in England was sharply divided on the questions both of slavery and of secession. — Emmeline Pankhurst

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Mini who’s who:

Emmeline Pankhurst : English Activist
Born:  July 14, 1858
Died:  June 14, 1928