Sylvia Pankhurst
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, socialist feminist, was a prodigiously energetic writer, battling in print for most of the first half of the twentieth century for causes like the struggle for women's emancipation, the improvement of work and maternity conditions for poor women, and later for Ethiopian independence, in scores of letters, pamphlets, articles, and non-fiction monographs. She also produced a few poems, and translated poetry by others.
Biography
Estelle, and the attending doctor added the name Sylvia. She indicated her preference for the latter name early in her life.
's mother christened her