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Reproduction of a drawing by Bernard Partridge originally published in Punch Magazine, February 5, 1913.

A Pleasure Deferred. Suffragist shows a woman reaching out to H.H. Asquith, the Prime Minister, who is hiding behind a potted plant. The woman…

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Reproduction of a drawing by Arthur George Racey originally published in the Montreal Star.

As viewed in Canada. Canadian woman, "Why all this unnecessary and unasked fro fuss on my behalf. If I wish for suffrage in my country, all I have to do is…

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Reproductions of drawings by H.W. Webster and Herbert Perry originally published in the Denver Times and the Sioux City Journal.

A Suggestion for London by H.W. Webster. The cartoon shows a woman who has just dropped her "Votes for Women" banner…

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Reproductions of drawings by Paul Plaschke, James North, and Arthur Racey originally published in the Louisville Post, Tacoma Daily Ledger, and Montreal Star.

"When The Women Vote" by Paul Plaschke shows a woman approaching a small house on…

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Aino Malmberg was a Finnish politician and writer. In this essay she recounts the history of Finnish women's suffrage and the events that led to women's right to vote. She also discusses the impact of women's vote on the political parties, families,…

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Account of the disagreement between suffragists over the types of methods that should be employed to achieve their goals. Bettina Borrman Wells, of London England, advocates for militant methods to achieve women's suffrage and Harriet Stanton Blatch,…

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Photographs with captions:

"Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, English Suffragette Leader who Arrived in New York Yesterday for a Lecture Tour of the United States"

"Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, President of the Legion of Self-Supporting Women, and…

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Account of a suffrage demonstration on Parliament in England led by Emmeline Pankhurst. 82 suffragists and supporters were arrested after bypassing a police cordon and making it to Prime Minister Asquith to demand introduction of the woman suffrage…

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Account of attack on the Prime Minister H.H. Asquith by suffragists following a session in the House of Commons where he made a campaign promise to postpone discussion of a suffrage bill until the next parliament. Rioting and violence continued…

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Account of rioting by suffragists in England, where women stormed the home of Prime Minister Asquith, smashed windows in the homes of members of Parliament, and attacked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, Augustine Birrell. 156 women were reportedly…
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