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Emmeline Pankhurst Addresses a Crowd in New York City

Topical Press Agency · 1913

A 1913 photograph of Emmeline Pankhurst speaking from an open car to a crowd in New York during her American speaking tour.

This photograph shows Pankhurst herself speaking during her American tours that funded and publicised her movement.

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Black-and-white photograph of a woman in a dark feathered hat and dark coat standing in an open car, gesturing with one hand, surrounded by a dense crowd of men in hats. A flag is partly visible at lower left.
Emmeline Pankhurst addresses a crowd in New York City, 1913. Topical Press Agency.

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What it is

This photograph, taken by the Topical Press Agency, shows Emmeline Pankhurst standing in an open car, gesturing to a dense crowd of men in hats, in New York City in 1913.

Why it matters

The image documents Pankhurst's American speaking tours, which she used to raise funds and publicity for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and to defend militant tactics to international audiences, as in speeches such as "Freedom or Death."

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  • What does her posture and gesture suggest about how she wanted to be seen by the crowd?
  • Why might an all-male crowd have gathered to hear a speech about women's suffrage?
  • What does the setting — an open car in a city street — tell you about how public speaking worked before microphones and broadcasting?

This photograph is part of the curated material that grounds the AI version of Emmeline Pankhurst on Humy.ai — when students ask about related events, the AI can quote it and cite it.

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