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Thousands of people are taking part in a march in Manchester today in honour of the Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst. A statue's being unveiled 100 years after women were given the right to vote. The march will take place from the Pankhurst Centre to St Peter's Square.

A woman's statue was last placed in Manchester over a century ago – it's time for change. Emmeline Pankhurst's statue will be unveiled this Friday, you can view timings here: socsi.in/rxXnN If you can't make it to St Peter's Square, we'll be live-streaming too. 📹

TODAY, 100 years since the first women in the UK voted in a General Election, Emmeline Pankhurst's statue will be unveiled at 12pm in St Peters Square. Marchers are now gathering at Pankhurst Centre & People’s History Museum #RadicalManchester Info: buff.ly/2D6BiZZ

Archives+ volunteers celebrating #OurEmmeline & getting ready to join the march up to St Peter’s Square! Lots going on in Central Library after the unveiling 1-4pm. Original women’s suffrage archives on display, film screening of Born a Rebel plus rosette craft. #Vote100

Awaiting the unveiling of #OurEmmeline statue in Manchester

The unveiling of #OurEmmeline is not far away and the processions have nearly made it to St Peter's Square, you can watch the ceremony live at manchester.gov.uk/pankhurststatue

Two statues will be unveiled today in Greater Manchester 100 years to the day since women first voted in an election -Emily Pankhurst will be unveiled in St Peter’s Square and Annie Kenney in Oldham

Unveiling of sculptor Hazel Reeves' statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, on this day, December, 2018 – the first female statue in Manchester, UK, not of Queen Victoria (images via Chris Thomond) #womensart

Fantastic to see so many people marching up Oxford Road to see the unveiling of the #EmmelinePankhurst statue today! What a beautiful day for it.

At #OurEmmeline statue unveiling #StillWeRise #EmmelinePankhurst #manchester @MeggsMoyo @WASTCampaigning @FiLiA_charity

.@wepmanchester1 joining the march to the unveiling of Emmaline Pankhurst statue in St Peter's Square in Manchester #OurEmmeline #StillMarching

Incredible scenes in St Peter’s Square as people wait to welcome #OurEmmeline just before she’s unveiled to the public

Also today in #Oldham Sculptor Denise Dutton’s statue of #AnnieKenney known as ‘The Blue Eyed Beggar’ a working class #Suffragette who was second in command to Christabel Pankhurst & ran the WSPU when Christabel was in Paris Unveiling info here oldham.gov.uk/info/200276/lo… #vote100

Wonderful to join an enormous crowd for the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statute in Manchester today! #OurEmmeline

Today Emmeline Pankhurst’s statue is unveiled in her home town of Manchester marking 100 yrs since some women first voted in a general election. #FridayFact this is the 2nd statue of a woman in Manchester, the 1st was Queen Victoria unveiled in 1901. #Vote100 #votesforwomen

The welcoming committee’s ready! We’re open early today for you explore #Represent! exhib, browse @PHMShop, feast @Leftbank01 and grab a suffragette-coloured poncho & sash ahead of the march from Great Northern Square at 11.15 to the unveiling of @OurEmmeline! #RiseUpWomen

If you want to find out more about what made Emmeline Pankhurst the legend she was, our documentary Making Of A Militant will be playing on giant screens at the statue unveiling! @FranTither @SaffronCherry @sally_lindsay @HelenPankhurst @SarahCityLife @GregCheetham @CraigLeedham

Suffragette cupcakes in the @irwinmitchell Manchester office today to celebrate the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue later today @OurEmmeline #OurEmmeline #deedsnotwords #riseupwomen

Just over an hour to go until the celebrations begin here at Gallery Oldham, and a few hours until the unveiling itself! #anniekenney #suffragette100 #AnnieComesHome

Excitement is growing at the start of the march to the @OurEmmeline statue unveiling #RiseUpWomen Great to spot our partners @Safety4Sisters. Have a great time everyone!

At St Peters Square in #manchester for the unveiling of the #EmmelinePankhurst statue, great to see ⁦Kate Cook from ⁦@MMU_Research⁩ on the screen talking about her life and work ⁩

March through campus to mark the unveiling of the new Emmeline Pankhurst statue. Great energy from all ages celebrating the triumph of votes for women and calling for equality. 💜 Manchester

Loving the banners the children of Manchester’s schools have made for #OurEmmeline unveiling - now they’re all dancing to Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves

Head over to our Instagram to watch today’s #OurEmmeline unveiling in Manchester on our story 💜 >> instagram.com/innovateheruk/

Thousands of people marched from the @PankhurstCentre and @PHMMcr to join the @OurEmmeline unveiling ceremony in St Peter’s Square #Manchester #OurEmmeline #RadicalManchester #BeMoreEmmeline

The ceremony is underway for the unveiling of @OurEmmeline. Fantastic scenes here

Great to see women, men, girls, and boys out today on the march to unveil the new Emmeline Pankhurst statue - it’s only working together we can bring about change #deedsnotwords #equality #Suffrage100 #EmmelinePankhurst @circlesquaremcr

In the year that marks the centenary of voting rights for (some) women, it is truly wonderful to see a statue of the great Emmeline Pankhurst unveiled in Manchester today 🙌 In honour of the brave and tenacious women who went before us 💜💚 #VotesForWomen

Unveiled Annie Kenney ! Great turn out ⁦@JimfromOldham⁩ ⁦@MPeakeOfficial⁩ ⁦@Debbie_abrahams⁩

What a turnout for the unveiling of @OurEmmeline Well done all involved. #proudmanc #manchester @Andrew4Didsbury @PankhurstCentre @HelenPankhurst @HazelReeves @SaffronCherry @sally_lindsay

Great rally this dinner time for the unveiling of The Emmeline Pankhurst statue in Manchester #ourEmmeline. The march to St Peter's Square was led by this wagon. Long overdue - and a reminder that this is the first statue of a women in Manchester since Queen Victoria !

Hope everyone enjoyed @OurEmmeline unveiling today! If you missed it make sure to visit her next time you're in #Manchester. Make a day of it and visit our #Represent! exhib, reflecting on those who campaigned for better representation, asking how far have we really come?

Our Centoaph volunteers did a fantastic job today handing out leaflets for the unveiling of Emmeline Pankhurst's statue. Thank you all for your hard work on this cold day 💪 #vote100 #EmmelinePankhurst #Manchester @ManCityCouncil @ManCathedral @PankhurstCentre

Our leadership team member @SylvieNPope who has been leading our @MisogynyIsHate campaign came to Manchester to study because it was a suffragette City. As we unveil #OurEmmeline Sylvie and other women leaders vow to continue Emmeline’s legacy and the fight for women equality ✊🏼

Wow what a afternoon in #Oldham town centre for the unveiling of the Annie Kenney statue. Massive turnout & fantastic speakers & actors a very emotional afternoon for many! We were proud to be a sponsor of this amazing event! #AnnieKenney

It’s been over 100 years since Mancheater unveiled a statue of a woman. Today this will change. Emmeline Pankhurst’s statue will be unveiled today approx. 12:10, but there’s a whole lot of fun and poignant things to join in with before. 💻Check them out👇 hazelreeves.com/unveiling-14-d…

Today at 11:15am staff and students will join a march to the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue. We can't wait to see everyone walking together in tribute to an iconic leader of the suffragette movement.

We’re heading to the Emmeline Pankhurst Statue unveiling in Manchester this morning 💜 Will you be there too? #InnovateHer #ChooseYourPath #EmmelinePankhurst

(Wo)Manchester - be proud, look at what is happening! The statue of #EmmelinePankhurst is being unveiled today at 11am and as a city we should stand up proud of a GREAT Manchester sister. #votesforwomen

Today marks 100 year anniversary of #UK women voting for the first time with a statue by @HazelReeves unveiled in #EmmelinePankhurst home city #manchester A pioneer in British Women's #Suffragette movement. A huge day as we celebrate women and a new generation of empowered women

Took @MCRMetrolink this morning to Manchester, buzzing 🐝 ready for #EmmelinePankhurst statue unveiling #Vote100 I’m at @greatermcr meeting first in #august setting of @ManCityCouncil chamber #heritage #Democracy

We’re marching from the Whitworth Gallery to St. Peter’s Square this morning, marking exactly 100 years since women voted for the very first time. You can follow our live stream of the march and the statue unveiling on our Facebook page. #suffcity

#EmmelinePankhurst cupcakes for the unveiling of @OurEmmeline statue outside our @irwinmitchell office @1StPetersSq #OurEmmeline #StPankhurstSquare

Members from a few of our Ambassador groups are getting ready to march through Manchester in the steps of suffragettes to see the unveiling of new #EmmelinePankhurst statue. It’s 100 years ago today that the first women in the UK voted in a general election.

Ready to go for the #OurEmmeline statue unveiling. Join us in All Saints Park!

Today we are celebrating the unveiling of @OurEmmeline and 100 years since some women went to the polls in Britain for the first time. Partner @sarahvlwalton offered pro bono legal advice to the project - read more: weightmans.com/media-centre/n… #EmmelinePankhurst #riseup #womanchester

And... we're off! If you see our Ambassadors marching through Manchester in the steps of suffragettes to see the unveiling of new #EmmelinePankhurst statue do give them an extra wave and cheer!

We’re waiting for #OurEmmeline to be unveiled 💜 #InnovateHer #EmmelinePankhurst #Vote100

Even the dogs got the purple, green and white colour scheme memo for the @OurEmmeline Statue Unveiling #SuffragetteDogs #RiseUpWomen #Vote100 #Manchester

You can watch the unveiling of the Manchester #EmmelinePankhurst statue live today, from midday! youtu.be/DVTyzGjaJfI #VotesforWomen

The #OurEmmeline statue near our #Manchester office will be unveiled today, as the country marks 100 years since the first women voted in a General Election. We’re looking forward to seeing what the @OurEmmeline team & sculptor @HazelReeves have created to mark the anniversary.

This afternoon, 100 years to the day that (some) women were able to vote for the first time in the UK, @NWfilmarchive is going to host screenings of ‘Vote 100: Born A Rebel’ in Manchester Central Library after unveiling of the Pankhurst statue in St Peter’s Square.

Really excited to be at the unveiling of @OurEmmeline today. She is the 1st female statue installed in MCR in 117 years. A historical moment. Welcome home, Our Emmeline 💜 #vote100 #OurEmmeline #manchester

Councillor @Andrew4Didsbury tells crowds that the @OurEmmeline statue is the first statue of a woman to be unveiled in #Manchester since Queen Victoria 117 years ago! #RiseUpWomen #IdeasWorthSculpting #Vote100

#OurEmmeline moments away from her unveiling #Manchester

Huge crowds out for the unveiling of our Emmeline Pankhurst in St Peter's Square. Unbelievable now to think that some women only got the right to vote 100 years ago. Younger/ working class women had to wait another decade. 💚💜

Anyone else holding back the tears waiting for the #OurEmmeline statue to be unveiled? 😭 #RiseUpWomen

Hundreds of Mancunians are gathering for the unveiling of the first statue of a woman in Manchester that isn’t Queen Victoria (who wasn’t even a Manc ffs). Emmeline Pankhurst will take her place in St Peter’s Sq. Alec Parkin is with his mum, Judith.

Brilliant photos from @TomFredRob as we wait for the unveiling of Emmeline statue today #ManchesterHistory #EmmelinePankhurst

Emmeline Pankhurst's statue unveiled today in St Peter’s Square #riseup #OurEmmeline a Manchester lass who knew we could do so much more and changed history. Still much to do but today we thank and honour you.

Our @FGS6thForm History students at the unveiling of the new Pankhurst memorial statue in Manchester #Pankhurst #History @FlixtonGS @miss_history1

The statue of Emily Pankhurst has been unveiled this lunchtime in a ceremony in St Peter’s Square

#OurEmmeline has been officially unveiled today to a large crowd in St Peters Square. Our wonderful Lord Mayor @JuneCllr stated that we will never forget what the Suffragettes did for us, and sculpture @HazelReeves dedicated the statue to future generations of Emmelines out there

Thousands of people are taking part in a march in Manchester today in honour of the Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst. A statue's being unveiled 100 years after women were given the right to vote. The march will take place from the Pankhurst Centre to St Peter's Square.

Getting very excited in the build up to the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue in St Peter’s Square. Loving our #suffragette themed cupcakes from @irwinmitchell and proud to have one of our meeting rooms named after her #EmmelinePankhurst #OurEmmeline

@SavetheChildren Christmas Jumper Day meets @OurEmmeline suffragette statue unveiling in the @MMUEnvironment Team office today!

LIVE: Unveiling of Emmeline Pankhurst statue in Manchester is live on our Facebook page now... facebook.com/BBCNW/

Proud to be here for the unveiling of #EmmelinePankhurst the leading suffragette who was a pivotal figure in the fight for women’s right to the vote @OurEmmeline

At the Pankhurst Centre. Celebrating our Emmeline and 100 years to the vote. About to walk to St Peters Square for the unveiling. Can’t wait

Members from a few of our @42ndStreetmcr Ambassador groupshave been marching through Manchester in the steps of suffragettes to see the unveiling of new #EmmelinePankhurst statue. It’s 100 years ago today that the first women in the UK voted in a general election.

Explosion of women & girls marching to St Peters Square for unveiling of our Emmeline Pankhurst #OurEmmeline #womenempowerment #women

#EmmelinePankhurst on our way to the statue unveiling @lauraserrant @DrAlison_C @MMUHPSC @HPSCResearch

.@SusanBaroness attended today’s unveiling of @HazelReeves's statue of #EmmelinePankhurst in Manchester’s St. Peter’s Sq, 100 years since women in the UK first voted in a general election. #OurEmmeline #vote100 ow.ly/3FSO50jWAjc

Across the square from the AFL office, the statue of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst has just been unveiled. Today marks 100 years since women first voted in a UK general election. #OurEmmeline #Vote100

Wonderful to see #OurEmmeline unveiled today in St Peter’s Square (brilliant job leading on this by @Andrew4Didsbury), marking centenary of some women being able to vote for the first time. Many people around the world still don’t have that right. The fight goes on. #Vote100 💜💚

Moving moments as the unveiling of the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst in Manchester today. #manchester #pankhurst #votes #votesforwomen #equality

Today 100 years ago women in the UK voted for the first time 💪 To celebrate, a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst is being unveiled in Manchester today for the first time #OnThisDay

The magnificent 4 after the unveiling of #OurEmmeline ⁦@valstevens24⁩

Glorious lunchtime watching #OurEmmeline unveiling and seeing lots of amazing women. Congrats to @Andrew4Didsbury and all involved @MWomensAidCEO @HazelReeves and thanks @KPMG for hot drinks and cracking view

'I'd rather be a rebel than a slave.' Today marks 100 years since the first women were allowed to vote in a General Election. We're SO excited for the unveiling of #EmmelinePankhurst in #Manchester For all the trailblazing women we know and for all our #RoleModels #genderequity

Very glad I went to the unveiling of #EmmelinePankhurst statue in Manchester during my lunch break today! 😀 Very joyous and moving, with powerful calls to action #DeedsNotWords @XgovCentenary Well done @RNCMvoice students adding to the performances! @rncmsu

Excellent morning with the @SocialLitesWI for the unveiling of #EmmelinePankhurst statue on the 100th anniversary of some women (finally) able to cast their vote.

After the @OurEmmeline statue unveiling come and warm up at People's History Museum just a 10-15 minute walk away. You can see the amazing Manchester Suffragette banner on display in #Represent our changing exhibition open until 3 February phm.org.uk/exhibitions/re… #RiseUpWomen

A proud moment for the @MCCWorkSkills team at the @OurEmmeline statue unveiling and womens' march @PankhurstCentre #vote100 #strongwomen #powerfulwomen #Manchester ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

Wow, what a huge Manchester turnout for the #ourEmmeline sculpture unveiling. I marched with thousands from @PankhurstCentre & @PHMMcr to celebrate women gaining the vote. Was wonderful to see so many youngsters, the singing was so moving and passionate speeches #RiseUpWomen

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Great turn out by a great Union ! Annie Kenney statue unveiling! ⁦@PaulMaccaGMB⁩ ⁦@underoneskygmb⁩ ⁦@Tim_Roache⁩ ⁦@gmbnwi⁩

Today marks the 100th anniversary of women getting the vote in the UK! To celebrate, a bronze statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst was unveiled in Manchester, with performances from RNCM students Helene Missioux, Chiaki Hirata, Rachel Neil, Bethan Plant and Eleanor Hull!

Very proud to have been part of the unveiling of the @OurEmmeline statue today in Manchester. We hosted students from local schools and universities to watch the ceremony. Dr Eloise Moss @ladyburglar from @OfficialUoM said a few very inspiring words.

So honoured to celebrate the unveiling of #OurEmmeline with @UoMhistdept students today!

At the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue @4EVERManchester @MattFoxRees @ExpressSols @kingy_simon @SianEnglish_ @melhill_

WEEKEND WHAT'S ON! - A Thread 🗳️ Today (14th) marks 100 years after the first women voted in a British #GeneralElection. A statue of #EmmelinePankhurst has been unveiled in St Peter’s Square, becoming the first statue of a woman other than Queen Victoria in #MCR. #VotesforWomen

What an exciting event happening right in front of the @FutureFirstOrg Manchester office today - the unveiling of a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst to celebrate #vote100 #deedsnotwords

What a fantastic celebration! Unveiling of #ouremmeline statue with @MancLibraries & huge crowds. #proud #StrongMcrWomen #vote100

Fantastic that @klbardsley was one of the women chosen to unveil the Emmeline Pankhurst statue today. A brilliant event in Manchester today, inspiring the next gen of pioneering women in every field of life. #EmmelinePankhurst

With @MShiltonGodwin at brilliant & moving ceremony to unveil & welcome #OurEmmeline #RiseUpWomen @Andrew4Didsbury @HazelReeves

Today, on the centenary of the first women being able to vote in a British general election, thousands marched to Manchester’s St Peter’s Square to celebrate the unveiling of a statue in honour of the city’s suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst > buff.ly/2rB7OMM

Mcr cllrs at the unveiling of #OurEmmeline @smurph99 @CllrSCollins @AdeleNDouglas @NasrinAli786 @ManCityCouncil brilliant attendance every type of woman, child, parent, families, scools and @PankhurstCentre well done @Andrew4Didsbury

Historic day in Manchester as #OurEmmeline is unveiled 100 years to the day since women won the right to vote. Thanks to @Andrew4Didsbury and all those involved. Manchester is a suffragette City and we need to lead the way to champion the amazing contribution of women in society!

Has the new statue unveiling in Manchester got you interested in the history of the #womensvote ? We’d recommend trying #EmmelinePankhurst by Haydn Kaye for a great #graphicnovel adaptation! #Suffrage100

Fabulous to screen #BornARebel in Manchester on the day the Pankhurst statue is unveiled 100 years after the first women cast their votes in a general election. Thanks Marion and Will! @NWfilmarchive & Friends of Wythenshawe Hall looking fab!

Such a proud day for Manchester today and everyone associated with our wonderful City. We’ve been working hard at @GMCitizens over the past year developing women leaders and as we unveil #OurEmmeline her legacy continues as we champion the amazing contribution of women in society

Thousands of people are taking part in a march in Manchester today in honour of the Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst. A statue's being unveiled 100 years after women were given the right to vote. The march will take place from the Pankhurst Centre to St Peter's Square.

A woman's statue was last placed in Manchester over a century ago – it's time for change. Emmeline Pankhurst's statue will be unveiled this Friday, you can view timings here: socsi.in/rxXnN If you can't make it to St Peter's Square, we'll be live-streaming too. 📹

TODAY, 100 years since the first women in the UK voted in a General Election, Emmeline Pankhurst's statue will be unveiled at 12pm in St Peters Square. Marchers are now gathering at Pankhurst Centre & People’s History Museum #RadicalManchester Info: buff.ly/2D6BiZZ

Unveiling of sculptor Hazel Reeves' statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, on this day, December, 2018 – the first female statue in Manchester, UK, not of Queen Victoria (images via Chris Thomond) #womensart

Manchester's new statue of Emmeline Pankhust shows her wearing her prison brooch - you can see this original, which belonged to suffragette Lillian Forrester, in our hall display #Vote100

Wonderful to join an enormous crowd for the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statute in Manchester today! #OurEmmeline

Today Emmeline Pankhurst’s statue is unveiled in her home town of Manchester marking 100 yrs since some women first voted in a general election. #FridayFact this is the 2nd statue of a woman in Manchester, the 1st was Queen Victoria unveiled in 1901. #Vote100 #votesforwomen

If you want to find out more about what made Emmeline Pankhurst the legend she was, our documentary Making Of A Militant will be playing on giant screens at the statue unveiling! @FranTither @SaffronCherry @sally_lindsay @HelenPankhurst @SarahCityLife @GregCheetham @CraigLeedham

Suffragette cupcakes in the @irwinmitchell Manchester office today to celebrate the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue later today @OurEmmeline #OurEmmeline #deedsnotwords #riseupwomen

March through campus to mark the unveiling of the new Emmeline Pankhurst statue. Great energy from all ages celebrating the triumph of votes for women and calling for equality. 💜 Manchester

We’ve come a long way in the last 100 years, but there’s still so much work to be done until equality is achieved Emmeline serves as a reminder that each one of us can make a difference 💜 #InnovateHer #OurEmmeline #Vote100

Today we celebrate the late, great Emmeline #Pankhurst. One of the greatest women to have walked the Earth born right here in #Manchester. Her achievements simply remarkable & the effects living on today. A true fricking hero! Bless you Emmeline. 💜💚 #DeedsNotWords #MancMade

Great to see women, men, girls, and boys out today on the march to unveil the new Emmeline Pankhurst statue - it’s only working together we can bring about change #deedsnotwords #equality #Suffrage100 #EmmelinePankhurst @circlesquaremcr

In the year that marks the centenary of voting rights for (some) women, it is truly wonderful to see a statue of the great Emmeline Pankhurst unveiled in Manchester today 🙌 In honour of the brave and tenacious women who went before us 💜💚 #VotesForWomen

Great rally this dinner time for the unveiling of The Emmeline Pankhurst statue in Manchester #ourEmmeline. The march to St Peter's Square was led by this wagon. Long overdue - and a reminder that this is the first statue of a women in Manchester since Queen Victoria !

The @WithWardLab Squad at Emmeline 💚💜

Our Centoaph volunteers did a fantastic job today handing out leaflets for the unveiling of Emmeline Pankhurst's statue. Thank you all for your hard work on this cold day 💪 #vote100 #EmmelinePankhurst #Manchester @ManCityCouncil @ManCathedral @PankhurstCentre

It’s rare you get to celebrate and be part of a truly historical moment, we stand on the shoulders of those phenomenally brave women who came before us, and today we got to honour one of our own, a Mancunian, a pioneer, a disruptor of the highest order....Our Emmeline. 💪

Our leadership team member @SylvieNPope who has been leading our @MisogynyIsHate campaign came to Manchester to study because it was a suffragette City. As we unveil #OurEmmeline Sylvie and other women leaders vow to continue Emmeline’s legacy and the fight for women equality ✊🏼

It’s been over 100 years since Mancheater unveiled a statue of a woman. Today this will change. Emmeline Pankhurst’s statue will be unveiled today approx. 12:10, but there’s a whole lot of fun and poignant things to join in with before. 💻Check them out👇 hazelreeves.com/unveiling-14-d…

Today at 11:15am staff and students will join a march to the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue. We can't wait to see everyone walking together in tribute to an iconic leader of the suffragette movement.

We’re heading to the Emmeline Pankhurst Statue unveiling in Manchester this morning 💜 Will you be there too? #InnovateHer #ChooseYourPath #EmmelinePankhurst

Watch Emmeline Pankhurst take to the stage of Queen's Hall London in 1917 to launch the Women's Party theb.fi/2UJKPN9 #BFIPlayer

Today marks exactly 100 years since women were able to vote in a general election. To celebrate @womenequalities funded a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst, as part of its fund to celebrate the centenary and encourage women to get involved in democracy #ouremmeline

Exactly 100 years since the first women in the UK voted in a General Election, a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst will be unveiled in Manchester. Cutting shows Emmeline & Christabel Pankhurst in prison uniform (Ref: NUWS/14) @UoMLibrary #Vote100 #RadicalManchester #OurEmmeline

Really excited to be at the unveiling of @OurEmmeline today. She is the 1st female statue installed in MCR in 117 years. A historical moment. Welcome home, Our Emmeline 💜 #vote100 #OurEmmeline #manchester

Huge crowds out for the unveiling of our Emmeline Pankhurst in St Peter's Square. Unbelievable now to think that some women only got the right to vote 100 years ago. Younger/ working class women had to wait another decade. 💚💜

Hundreds of Mancunians are gathering for the unveiling of the first statue of a woman in Manchester that isn’t Queen Victoria (who wasn’t even a Manc ffs). Emmeline Pankhurst will take her place in St Peter’s Sq. Alec Parkin is with his mum, Judith.

Brilliant photos from @TomFredRob as we wait for the unveiling of Emmeline statue today #ManchesterHistory #EmmelinePankhurst

Emmeline Pankhurst's statue unveiled today in St Peter’s Square #riseup #OurEmmeline a Manchester lass who knew we could do so much more and changed history. Still much to do but today we thank and honour you.

“Emmeline, we need you back on our streets more then ever.” - @HazelReeves Welcome Home Emmeline 💜 #OurEmmeline #Vote100 #EmmelinePankhurst

#OurEmmeline has been officially unveiled today to a large crowd in St Peters Square. Our wonderful Lord Mayor @JuneCllr stated that we will never forget what the Suffragettes did for us, and sculpture @HazelReeves dedicated the statue to future generations of Emmelines out there

@OurEmmeline @HazelReeves @HelenPankhurst @HelenAntrobus @Andrew4Didsbury Emmeline Pankhurst's great granddaughter @HelenPankhurst says she defied social norms and the establishment. Not all can agree with her views but she is pivotaly important #OurEmmeline

Thousands of people are taking part in a march in Manchester today in honour of the Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst. A statue's being unveiled 100 years after women were given the right to vote. The march will take place from the Pankhurst Centre to St Peter's Square.

Getting very excited in the build up to the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue in St Peter’s Square. Loving our #suffragette themed cupcakes from @irwinmitchell and proud to have one of our meeting rooms named after her #EmmelinePankhurst #OurEmmeline

@OurEmmeline @HazelReeves @HelenPankhurst @HelenAntrobus @Andrew4Didsbury Now sculptor and megababe @HazelReeves says Emmeline will be familiar with this scene. She dedicates the statue to the future generations of Emmeline's #OurEmmeline #Vote100

LIVE: Unveiling of Emmeline Pankhurst statue in Manchester is live on our Facebook page now... facebook.com/BBCNW/

At the Pankhurst Centre. Celebrating our Emmeline and 100 years to the vote. About to walk to St Peters Square for the unveiling. Can’t wait

Explosion of women & girls marching to St Peters Square for unveiling of our Emmeline Pankhurst #OurEmmeline #womenempowerment #women

Across the square from the AFL office, the statue of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst has just been unveiled. Today marks 100 years since women first voted in a UK general election. #OurEmmeline #Vote100

Moving moments as the unveiling of the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst in Manchester today. #manchester #pankhurst #votes #votesforwomen #equality

Today 100 years ago women in the UK voted for the first time 💪 To celebrate, a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst is being unveiled in Manchester today for the first time #OnThisDay

The perfect commemoration to the work of Emmeline Pankhurst #EmmelinePankhurst #deedsnotwords

Today marks the 100th anniversary of women getting the vote in the UK! To celebrate, a bronze statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst was unveiled in Manchester, with performances from RNCM students Helene Missioux, Chiaki Hirata, Rachel Neil, Bethan Plant and Eleanor Hull!

Not long now Manchester @OurEmmeline @PankhurstCentre Emmeline's coming home

At the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue @4EVERManchester @MattFoxRees @ExpressSols @kingy_simon @SianEnglish_ @melhill_

What an exciting event happening right in front of the @FutureFirstOrg Manchester office today - the unveiling of a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst to celebrate #vote100 #deedsnotwords

Manchester school kids recreating history in honour of Emmeline Pankhurst. #VotesForWomen

Fantastic that @klbardsley was one of the women chosen to unveil the Emmeline Pankhurst statue today. A brilliant event in Manchester today, inspiring the next gen of pioneering women in every field of life. #EmmelinePankhurst

Today, on the centenary of the first women being able to vote in a British general election, thousands marched to Manchester’s St Peter’s Square to celebrate the unveiling of a statue in honour of the city’s suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst > buff.ly/2rB7OMM

Thousands of people are taking part in a march in Manchester today in honour of the Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst. A statue's being unveiled 100 years after women were given the right to vote. The march will take place from the Pankhurst Centre to St Peter's Square.

A woman's statue was last placed in Manchester over a century ago – it's time for change. Emmeline Pankhurst's statue will be unveiled this Friday, you can view timings here: socsi.in/rxXnN If you can't make it to St Peter's Square, we'll be live-streaming too. 📹

TODAY, 100 years since the first women in the UK voted in a General Election, Emmeline Pankhurst's statue will be unveiled at 12pm in St Peters Square. Marchers are now gathering at Pankhurst Centre & People’s History Museum #RadicalManchester Info: buff.ly/2D6BiZZ

Two statues will be unveiled today in Greater Manchester 100 years to the day since women first voted in an election -Emily Pankhurst will be unveiled in St Peter’s Square and Annie Kenney in Oldham

Unveiling of sculptor Hazel Reeves' statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, on this day, December, 2018 – the first female statue in Manchester, UK, not of Queen Victoria (images via Chris Thomond) #womensart

.@wepmanchester1 joining the march to the unveiling of Emmaline Pankhurst statue in St Peter's Square in Manchester #OurEmmeline #StillMarching

Also today in #Oldham Sculptor Denise Dutton’s statue of #AnnieKenney known as ‘The Blue Eyed Beggar’ a working class #Suffragette who was second in command to Christabel Pankhurst & ran the WSPU when Christabel was in Paris Unveiling info here oldham.gov.uk/info/200276/lo… #vote100

Wonderful to join an enormous crowd for the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statute in Manchester today! #OurEmmeline

Today Emmeline Pankhurst’s statue is unveiled in her home town of Manchester marking 100 yrs since some women first voted in a general election. #FridayFact this is the 2nd statue of a woman in Manchester, the 1st was Queen Victoria unveiled in 1901. #Vote100 #votesforwomen

If you want to find out more about what made Emmeline Pankhurst the legend she was, our documentary Making Of A Militant will be playing on giant screens at the statue unveiling! @FranTither @SaffronCherry @sally_lindsay @HelenPankhurst @SarahCityLife @GregCheetham @CraigLeedham

Suffragette cupcakes in the @irwinmitchell Manchester office today to celebrate the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue later today @OurEmmeline #OurEmmeline #deedsnotwords #riseupwomen

March through campus to mark the unveiling of the new Emmeline Pankhurst statue. Great energy from all ages celebrating the triumph of votes for women and calling for equality. 💜 Manchester

Great to see women, men, girls, and boys out today on the march to unveil the new Emmeline Pankhurst statue - it’s only working together we can bring about change #deedsnotwords #equality #Suffrage100 #EmmelinePankhurst @circlesquaremcr

In the year that marks the centenary of voting rights for (some) women, it is truly wonderful to see a statue of the great Emmeline Pankhurst unveiled in Manchester today 🙌 In honour of the brave and tenacious women who went before us 💜💚 #VotesForWomen

Great rally this dinner time for the unveiling of The Emmeline Pankhurst statue in Manchester #ourEmmeline. The march to St Peter's Square was led by this wagon. Long overdue - and a reminder that this is the first statue of a women in Manchester since Queen Victoria !

Our Centoaph volunteers did a fantastic job today handing out leaflets for the unveiling of Emmeline Pankhurst's statue. Thank you all for your hard work on this cold day 💪 #vote100 #EmmelinePankhurst #Manchester @ManCityCouncil @ManCathedral @PankhurstCentre

It’s been over 100 years since Mancheater unveiled a statue of a woman. Today this will change. Emmeline Pankhurst’s statue will be unveiled today approx. 12:10, but there’s a whole lot of fun and poignant things to join in with before. 💻Check them out👇 hazelreeves.com/unveiling-14-d…

Today at 11:15am staff and students will join a march to the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue. We can't wait to see everyone walking together in tribute to an iconic leader of the suffragette movement.

We’re heading to the Emmeline Pankhurst Statue unveiling in Manchester this morning 💜 Will you be there too? #InnovateHer #ChooseYourPath #EmmelinePankhurst

Watch Emmeline Pankhurst take to the stage of Queen's Hall London in 1917 to launch the Women's Party theb.fi/2UJKPN9 #BFIPlayer

Today marks exactly 100 years since women were able to vote in a general election. To celebrate @womenequalities funded a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst, as part of its fund to celebrate the centenary and encourage women to get involved in democracy #ouremmeline

Exactly 100 years since the first women in the UK voted in a General Election, a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst will be unveiled in Manchester. Cutting shows Emmeline & Christabel Pankhurst in prison uniform (Ref: NUWS/14) @UoMLibrary #Vote100 #RadicalManchester #OurEmmeline

This afternoon, 100 years to the day that (some) women were able to vote for the first time in the UK, @NWfilmarchive is going to host screenings of ‘Vote 100: Born A Rebel’ in Manchester Central Library after unveiling of the Pankhurst statue in St Peter’s Square.

Huge crowds out for the unveiling of our Emmeline Pankhurst in St Peter's Square. Unbelievable now to think that some women only got the right to vote 100 years ago. Younger/ working class women had to wait another decade. 💚💜

Hundreds of Mancunians are gathering for the unveiling of the first statue of a woman in Manchester that isn’t Queen Victoria (who wasn’t even a Manc ffs). Emmeline Pankhurst will take her place in St Peter’s Sq. Alec Parkin is with his mum, Judith.

Emmeline Pankhurst's statue unveiled today in St Peter’s Square #riseup #OurEmmeline a Manchester lass who knew we could do so much more and changed history. Still much to do but today we thank and honour you.

Our @FGS6thForm History students at the unveiling of the new Pankhurst memorial statue in Manchester #Pankhurst #History @FlixtonGS @miss_history1

The statue of Emily Pankhurst has been unveiled this lunchtime in a ceremony in St Peter’s Square

@OurEmmeline @HazelReeves @HelenPankhurst @HelenAntrobus @Andrew4Didsbury Emmeline Pankhurst's great granddaughter @HelenPankhurst says she defied social norms and the establishment. Not all can agree with her views but she is pivotaly important #OurEmmeline

Thousands of people are taking part in a march in Manchester today in honour of the Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst. A statue's being unveiled 100 years after women were given the right to vote. The march will take place from the Pankhurst Centre to St Peter's Square.

Getting very excited in the build up to the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue in St Peter’s Square. Loving our #suffragette themed cupcakes from @irwinmitchell and proud to have one of our meeting rooms named after her #EmmelinePankhurst #OurEmmeline

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At the Pankhurst Centre. Celebrating our Emmeline and 100 years to the vote. About to walk to St Peters Square for the unveiling. Can’t wait

Explosion of women & girls marching to St Peters Square for unveiling of our Emmeline Pankhurst #OurEmmeline #womenempowerment #women

Across the square from the AFL office, the statue of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst has just been unveiled. Today marks 100 years since women first voted in a UK general election. #OurEmmeline #Vote100

Moving moments as the unveiling of the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst in Manchester today. #manchester #pankhurst #votes #votesforwomen #equality

Today 100 years ago women in the UK voted for the first time 💪 To celebrate, a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst is being unveiled in Manchester today for the first time #OnThisDay

The perfect commemoration to the work of Emmeline Pankhurst #EmmelinePankhurst #deedsnotwords

Today marks the 100th anniversary of women getting the vote in the UK! To celebrate, a bronze statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst was unveiled in Manchester, with performances from RNCM students Helene Missioux, Chiaki Hirata, Rachel Neil, Bethan Plant and Eleanor Hull!

At the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue @4EVERManchester @MattFoxRees @ExpressSols @kingy_simon @SianEnglish_ @melhill_

What an exciting event happening right in front of the @FutureFirstOrg Manchester office today - the unveiling of a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst to celebrate #vote100 #deedsnotwords

Manchester school kids recreating history in honour of Emmeline Pankhurst. #VotesForWomen

Fantastic that @klbardsley was one of the women chosen to unveil the Emmeline Pankhurst statue today. A brilliant event in Manchester today, inspiring the next gen of pioneering women in every field of life. #EmmelinePankhurst

Today, on the centenary of the first women being able to vote in a British general election, thousands marched to Manchester’s St Peter’s Square to celebrate the unveiling of a statue in honour of the city’s suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst > buff.ly/2rB7OMM

Fabulous to screen #BornARebel in Manchester on the day the Pankhurst statue is unveiled 100 years after the first women cast their votes in a general election. Thanks Marion and Will! @NWfilmarchive & Friends of Wythenshawe Hall looking fab!