

Underwood and Underwood, Mrs. Pankhurst Arrested. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst was a leader of the British suffragettes. Although much criticized at the time for her militant tactics, she is now credited with a major role in obtaining female suffrage in Great Britain. The photograph was taken on June 2, 1914, when Pankhurst was en route to presenting a petition to Parliament. It was published by the New York World-Telegram & Sun. (Courtesy of Prints and Photographs Division, U.S. Library of Congress)