# Miss Pankhurst — What’s Wrong with the World character guide

> Miss Pankhurst in What’s Wrong with the World by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0019-part-iii-feminism-or-the-mistake-about-woman

## Who they are

Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the suffragette movement, mentioned as a key figure.

## In the story

### [Part III: Feminism: Or the Mistake About Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/part-iii-feminism-or-the-mistake-about-woman)

Mentioned as a leader of the suffragette movement.

### [VII: The Modern Surrender of Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/vii-the-modern-surrender-of-woman)

Presented as the penitent leader of the suffragettes, humbly seeking admission to the male political sphere.

### [X: The Higher Anarchy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/x-the-higher-anarchy)

Cited as having 'hoisted the white flag' in surrender of the female anarchic tradition.

### [XI: The Queen and the Suffragettes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/xi-the-queen-and-the-suffragettes)

Used as an example: Chesterton argues she should have a throne (despotic power) rather than a vote (democratic power).

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