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Postcard : Bristol "Varsity Students Revenge." The wrecked suffragettes headquarters. [1913]
Photographic postcard of the a large crowd gathered on the street in front of the Women's Social and Political Union headquarters in Queens Road.
In 1912, the WSPU began a massive campaign of destruction around London, smashing windows,…
In 1912, the WSPU began a massive campaign of destruction around London, smashing windows,…
Postcard : Hyde Park demonstration. Sunday, June 21, 1908. Mrs. Pankhurst, Mrs. Wolstenholme Elmy. 1908
Photographic postcard of Emmeline Pankhurst and Elizabeth Clark Wolstenholme Elmy at a Hyde Park Demonstration.
Emmeline Pankhurst was the leader of the Women's Social and Political Union. Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy, age 75, was a member of the…
Emmeline Pankhurst was the leader of the Women's Social and Political Union. Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy, age 75, was a member of the…
Postcard : Mrs. Pankhurst arrested in Victoria Street. February 13, 1908.
Photographic postcard of the arrest of Emmeline Pankhurst on the charge of obstructing a policeman while on a deputation to the House of Commons. The next day she received a sentence of six weeks in Holloway prison. The deputation to the Commons…
Postcard : The Suffragette- Proudly goes to - glory. [Circa 1909-1910]
Postcard is part of a six-card series entitled "The Suffragette. This card shows an ugly buck-toothed suffragists sticking her head through the bars of the carriage taking her to jail. She is holding a "Votes for women" flag upside-down.
On the…
On the…
Postcard : Suffragists attacking a policeman. [Circa 1905-1910]
Postcard is labeled No. 641, and contains a colorful cartoon illustration of one woman restraining a police officer while another woman hits him with an umbrella.
On the verso, the card is addressed to Mr. Inward 64 Sayer Street Elephant & Castle…
On the verso, the card is addressed to Mr. Inward 64 Sayer Street Elephant & Castle…
Postcard : To my Valentine. [Circa 1910-1915]
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.
The poem refers to Holloway Prison in London, where many suffragists were imprisoned.
Postcard : The Suffragette-"Down with man-made laws!" [Circa 1909-1910]
Postcard is part of a six-card series entitled "The Suffragette. This card features a a young girl making an address from on top of a barrel next to a "Votes for Women" placard as a police officer walks behind her.
Postcard : Now Madam-Will you go quietly or shall I have to use force? [Circa 1907-1912]
Postcard is part of a series labeled Series No. 777A. It features a color illustration of a woman wearing masculine clothing and a "pork pie hat, arguing with a man in front of a crowd of shouting men. At her feet is a torn "Votes for Women" placard…
Postcard Series : This is the house that man built. [Circa 1909]
Part of a series of six pro-suffrage postcards, labeled Series No. E. 23, based on the children's rhyme, "This is the house that Jack built." All of the cards refer to the British Houses of Parliament.
Postcard Series : This is the house that man built. [Circa 1909]
Part of a series of six pro-suffrage postcards, labeled Series No. E. 23, based on the children's rhyme, "This is the house that Jack built." All of the cards refer to the British Houses of Parliament.