'Suffragette' and the Real-Life Struggle for the Vote Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Circa 1911: British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst (1858 - 1928), being jeered by a crowd in New York. ( Topical Press Agency / Getty ) Produced by Kristen Meinzer and Jillian Weinberger Produced by PRI and WNYC