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Clipping : "Petticoat War Again in England / Militant Suffragettes Reopen Hostilities on Houses of Parliament and furnish Amusement of Some of the U.S. Sailors." [November 18, 1910]
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…
Clipping : "English Suffragette Leader Now In America." [October 22, 1909]
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…
"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…
Clipping : "American Women Decry Sensational Suffrage Campaign." [March 2, 1908]
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,…
Clipping : The Woman Suffrage Campaign in England. The International Yearbook : a compendium of the world's progress. 1909
Clipping shows two photographs with captions:
The first, "Officials of the Women's Social and Political Union at Clement's Inn" is a photograph of five women gathered around a table reviewing documents. The women are, from left to right: Flora…
The first, "Officials of the Women's Social and Political Union at Clement's Inn" is a photograph of five women gathered around a table reviewing documents. The women are, from left to right: Flora…
Votes for Women, Vol. 2. January-February 1909
Votes for Women was launched and co-edited by Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence and her husband, Frederick Pethick-Lawrence in 1907. The journal began as the official publication of the militant suffrage organization, the Women’s Social and Political Union…
Ceramic tobacco jar : I say : Down with the Trousers. [Circa 1905-1915]
Ceramic tobacco jar with a removable head in the shape of a woman with large eyes and an open mouth. She is wearing the purple, green, and white colors of the Women's Social and Political Union on her hat and the sash on her shoulder.
Inscribed…
Inscribed…
Stanhope novelty telescope : portrait of Mary Clarke, Women's Social and Political Union [Circa 1905-1910]
Miniature telescope, made of brass-like metal with a black leather sheath. Stanhopes were novelty souvenirs popular during the 19th century. The image can be seen by holding it up to the light and looking into the tiny hole.
British suffragist,…
British suffragist,…
Stanhope novelty telescope : portrait of Sylvia Pankhurst, Women's Social and Political Union [Circa 1905-1910]
Miniature telescope, made of brass-like metal with a black leather sheath. Stanhopes were novelty souvenirs popular during the 19th century. The image can be seen by holding it up to the light and looking into the tiny hole.
British suffragist,…
British suffragist,…
Postcard : Mrs. Mary Leigh. [Circa 1905-1914]
Postcard with photographic portrait of Mary Leigh, National Women's Social and Political Union, with the organization's address.
Mary Leigh was a member of the Women's Social and Political Union by 1907. She and Edith New became the first…
Mary Leigh was a member of the Women's Social and Political Union by 1907. She and Edith New became the first…
Postcard : Miss Charlotte Marsh. [Circa 1909]
Postcard with photographic portrait of Charlotte Marsh, organizer, National Women's Social and Political Union, with the organization's address.
Charlotte Marsh joined the Women's Social and Political Union in 1907. She did not, however, become…
Charlotte Marsh joined the Women's Social and Political Union in 1907. She did not, however, become…