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Radio Suffolk,3 mins
Helen Pankhurst – campaigning is in her blood
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The Chancellor of the University of Suffolk is calling for more female MPs in the House of Commons. At the moment women make up just over one third of the house despite voting in the same numbers as men In her role as the Senior Advisor on Gender Equality for CARE International Helen Pankhurst wants to change that - and as the great-granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and granddaughter of Sylvia Pankhurst, who were leaders in the British suffragette movement you could say campaigning is in her blood, Sarah Lilley had a chat with Helen. Picture - Getty Images
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