HomeAboutHistory and heritageOur historyHeritage heroesChristabel Pankhurst Share Home About History and heritage Our history Heritage heroes Samuel Alexander Catherine Chisholm Kathleen Drew Thomas Huxley Arthur Lewis John Owens Christabel Pankhurst Henry Roscoe Ernest Rutherford Alan Turing Christabel Pankhurst Dame Christabel Pankhurst (1880–1958) was a suffragette and graduate in Law from The University of Manchester. Beth Taylor, Senior Donor Relations Officer, explains why Pankhurst is her University of Manchester heritage hero. Heritage heroes Hear from more of our staff and students about their heroes from the University's past. Read more