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Postcard : Mrs. [Emmeline] Pankhurst. [Circa 1909]
Photograph portrait of Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), Honorary Secretary and later, Honorary Treasurer of the Women's Social and Political Union.
Emmeline Pankhurst was a charismatic leader and eloquent speaker. By 1913 she had served three…
Emmeline Pankhurst was a charismatic leader and eloquent speaker. By 1913 she had served three…
Pamphlet : Women and citizenship : Papers read by Miss M.S. Kilgour and Miss E.M.A. Smith to the A.U.W.T. members on June 20th, 1908
This pamphlet includes papers read by two women, Mary Stuart Kilgour and Miss E.M.A. Smith to members of the Association of University Women Teachers.
Postcard : Lady Constance Lytton. [1909]
Postcard with photographic portrait of Lady Constance Lytton, Women's Social and Political Union, with the organization's address.
Constance Lytton joined the WSPU in 1908. She served four prison sentences. Born into an aristocratic family, Lytton…
Constance Lytton joined the WSPU in 1908. She served four prison sentences. Born into an aristocratic family, Lytton…
Letter : Deborah K. Livingston, Maine Woman Suffrage Association, to Hon. Edward N. Merrill, Skowhegan, Maine. April 6, 1917
Solicitation letter from Deborah K. Livingston, Chairman of the Campaign Committee of the Maine Woman Suffrage Association to Edward Merrill, Maine State Senator and a member of the executive committee of the Men's Equal Suffrage League, to fund the…
Postcard : Mrs. [Rosamund] Massy. [Circa 1909]
Photographic portrait postcard of Rosamund Massy, National Women's Social and Political Union, with the organization's address.
Rosamund Massy was the daughter of Lady Knyvett, also a member of the WSPU. Massy became a WSPU organiser and…
Rosamund Massy was the daughter of Lady Knyvett, also a member of the WSPU. Massy became a WSPU organiser and…
The enfranchisement of women : an ancient right, a modern need : a paper read by Mrs. McIlquham to the Bedminster (Bristol) Champion Habitation of the Primrose League. December 11, 1891
McIlquham discusses Britsh women's status in municipal government and criticizes the judicial decisions that prevented women's constitutional rights. She references married women's property rights and their relationship to women's work in local…
Pamphlet : Suffrage for Women Speech by John Stuart Mill in the British Parliament, May 20, 1867. Reprint. [Circa 1912]
In this address to Parliament, Mill argues that the the word "man" be changed to "person" in the bill they were debating, known as the Representation of the People Bill, later the Reform Bill of 1867. The motion lost by 123 votes.
The back…
The back…
Report of the executive committee, presented at the annual general meeting. November 6, 1907
In 1907, the London Society for Women's Suffrage became the Central Society for Women's Suffrage.
The report includes a list of the officers and executive committee members, as well as a list of the societies included in the parent organization,…
The report includes a list of the officers and executive committee members, as well as a list of the societies included in the parent organization,…
Invitation : National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies to a public meeting. December 13, 1906
Printed invitation from the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies to a public meeting in the Station Hall, Tithebarn Street, in Liverpool, England. The invitation lists the speakers, including Sir Edward Russell, Miss Ellen Robinson, the Rev.…
Handbill : Are women citizens? [1909]
This flier, published by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies asks and answers several questions, including:
Are women citizens?
Does law concern women?
Is direct representation desirable in the interest of the people?
The reverse…
Are women citizens?
Does law concern women?
Is direct representation desirable in the interest of the people?
The reverse…