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Postcard : A perfect woman, nobly planned / To warn, to comfort & command. [1912]
Postcard depicts an ugly buck-toothed suffragette waving a flag, "I want a vote," above her head in front of the sign, 'Give me a vote and see what I'll do!'
On the verso, the card is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Owens 8 Tower Bridge Buildings Mill…
On the verso, the card is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Owens 8 Tower Bridge Buildings Mill…
Postcard : An appeal to John Bull. [Circa 1908-1909]
Postcard is part of the Valentine's Series. The card depicts a suffragist, shackled and in a prison cell, reaching out to John Bull, a personification of England. The poem along the bottom is an excerpt from "The Princess," by Alfred Lord…
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 : Forcible feeding Lick! [Circa 1907-1915]
Postcard depicts an illustration of a hand holding a postage stamp with the words "Health Insurance."
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 : It's not a vote you want-- it's a bloke!. [Circa 1913-1915]
Illustration of a newspaper boy walking by and heckling a suffragist who is campaigning on the street in the rain.
On the verso, the card is addressed to Miss Hall 25 Bedford Sq. London W.C., and postmarked September 27 [1913?]. The handwritten…
On the verso, the card is addressed to Miss Hall 25 Bedford Sq. London W.C., and postmarked September 27 [1913?]. The handwritten…
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 : No votes thank you. The appeal of womanhood. [1912]
This postcard, designed by Harold Bird, was produced by the National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage. The central figure, wearing a flowing dress and flowers in her hair, politely refuses the vote. Behind her is the suffragette, leaping towards…
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 : Now! Where's my vote? [Circa 1910-1913]
Postcard is part of Series 591, and depicts a young girl, wearing a large bow, struggling to hold up a very large hammer.
On the verso, the card is addressed to Miss Elsie J. Termouth Elmtree Suffolk Street Helensburgh, and postmarked May 26,…
On the verso, the card is addressed to Miss Elsie J. Termouth Elmtree Suffolk Street Helensburgh, and postmarked May 26,…