Postcard : To my Valentine. [Circa 1910-1915]

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Title

Postcard : To my Valentine. [Circa 1910-1915]

Description

Postcard shows a police officer holding an angry suffragist who is carrying a "Votes for women" flag.

The poem refers to Holloway Prison in London, where many suffragists were imprisoned.

Date

[Circa 1910-1915]

Subject

Arrest
Demonstrations
England--London
Holloway (London, England)

Text

When I asked you to be mine
"Give me time is all you'd say,
Now that you're a Suffragette
Time you'll get, in Holloway.

Original Format

Postcards

Physical Dimensions

9 x 14 cm.

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