Adela Pankhurst
Adela Constantia Mary Walsh (née Pankhurst; 19 June 1885 – 23 May 1961) was a British born suffragette who worked as a political organiser for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in Scotland. In 1914 she moved to Australia where she continued her activism and was co-founder of both the Communist Party of Australia and the Australia First Movement.
Adela Walsh | |
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Adela at the Suffragette's Rest | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adela Constantia Mary Pankhurst 19 June 1885 Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 23 May 1961 (aged 75) Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Political party | Independent Labour Party Communist Party of Australia Australia First Movement |
| Spouse |
Thomas Walsh
(m. 1917; died 1943) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Richard Pankhurst Emmeline Goulden |
| Relatives | Christabel Pankhurst (sister) Sylvia Pankhurst (sister) Richard Pankhurst (nephew) Helen Pankhurst (great-niece) Alula Pankhurst (great-nephew) |
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