Activist Collection

Emmeline Pankhurst a suffragette, on her way to Cannon Row after smacking Inspector Jarviss face. 1909

Eugene V. Debs and Ben Hanford as the Socialist Party candidates for President
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1904. Eugene V. Debs and Ben Hanford as the Socialist Party candidates for President and Vice President on a 1904 campaign poster

Left to right: NaCP attorneys George E. C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall and James Nabrit, Jr
NaCP ATTORNEYS, 1954. Left to right: NaCP attorneys George E.C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall and James Nabrit, Jr. celebrate their victory in the Brown vs

Rosa Luxemburg, Marxist activist in Germany
Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919), Marxist activist in Germany. Date: early 20th century

Ellen Cicely Wilkinson
ELLEN CICELY WILKINSON Trade union and womens rights activist, who led the march of workers to London on the Jarrow Crusade

Marguerite Durand / Losque
MARGUERITE DURAND French womens rights activist and journalist: a satirical depiction

William Rust, British communist and newspaper editor
William Charles Rust (1903-1949), British communist activist, member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and editor of the Daily Worker newspaper, seen here at his desk

Olivia Newton John, pop singer aged 22, February 1971. Her single If Not For You was currently at No.17 in the charts, when this picture was taken

Nina Simone, Mstricht Jazz Festival, 1992. Creator: Brian Foskett
Nina Simone, Mstricht Jazz Festival, 1992. Simone was an American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights activist

MARCUS GARVEY (1887-1940). Jamaican black-nationalist leader. Photographed at a parade, c1922

Votes for Women - policemen with a suffragette arrested in Hyde Park about 1912 Colourised photograph

Demonstration in London -- Tariq Ali (b. 1943, centre), writer, journalist and filmmaker, linking arms with others and walking along a road

PAULI MURRAY (1910-1985). American civil rights activist and author. Presenting a copy of her book Proud Shoes to Llyod Garrison. Photograph, 1956

ROSA PARKS (1913-2005). American civil rights activist. At the White House after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Photograph by unknown photographer, 1996

ESTELLE SYLVIA PANKHURST (1882-1960). English suffragette, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst. Photograph, c1910

ALICE PAUL (1885-1977). American social reformer and founder of the National Womens Party. Photograph, c1918

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, Leader in civil rights

(1929-1968). American clergyman and civil rights leader. Kings last public appearance
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (1929-1968). American clergyman and civil rights leader. Kings last public appearance, 3 April 1968 at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, the night before his assassination

American Socialist leader. Debs campaigning for the Presidency before a freight-yard audience in 1912
EUGENE V. DEBS (1855-1926). American Socialist leader. Debs campaigning for the Presidency before a freight-yard audience in 1912

MARGARET MOLLY BROWN (1867-1932). The Unsinkable Molly Brown. American socialite, philanthropist, activist and survivor of the Titanic

Nancy Cunard on cover of The Sketch
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph by Cecil Beaton of Miss Nancy Cunard (1896 - 1965), heiress, poet and political activist, owner of the Hours Printing Press

Mabel Tuke, Joint Honourary Secretary of the Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU), c1908. Mabel Tuke (1871-1962), also known as Pansy

JOHN DEVOY (1842-1928). Irish nationalist leader. Photograph, 1916

Lucretia (Coffin) Mott, American social reformer
NWI4950123 Lucretia (Coffin) Mott, American social reformer.; (add.info.: Lucretia (Coffin) Mott, American social reformer.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1850
3478056 Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet, of Brayton (1829-1906) an English temperance campaigner and radical

Portrait of Giuseppe Mazzini
673276 Portrait of Giuseppe Mazzini; (add.info.: Giuseppe Mazzini 1805 - 10 March 1872, Italian politician, journalist and activist for the unification of Italy)

Henry Grattan (1746 - 1820) Irish politician and member of the Irish House of Commons
3522467 Henry Grattan (1746 - 1820) Irish politician and member of the Irish House of Commons; (add.info.: Henry Grattan (1746 - 1820)

The rights of man, 1791
1574910 The rights of man, 1791; (add.info.: The rights of man or Tommy Paine, the little American Taylor, taking the measure of the crown, for a new pair of revolution-breeches)

British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst arrested and carried away by a policeman for leading suffragettes attempt to
534074 British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst arrested and carried away by a policeman for leading suffragettes attempt to present a petition to King George V at Buckingham Palace

William Morris, 1834 - 1896
3083235 William Morris, 1834 - 1896.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist)

Portrait of Giuseppe Mazzini
3523990 Portrait of Giuseppe Mazzini; (add.info.: Portrait of Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872) an Italian politician, journalist and activist for the unification of Italy

Emily Wilding Davison , 1872 - 1913. Militant women's suffrage activist who threw herself under the King's
3058437 Emily Wilding Davison , 1872 - 1913. Militant women's suffrage activist who threw herself under the King's horse Anmer, during the Epsom Derby of 1913

Emmeline Pankhurst (1857-1928), 1903 (b/w photo)
864233 Emmeline Pankhurst (1857-1928), 1903 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Emmeline Pankhurst (1857-1928) English suffragette, founder of Women's Franchise League (1889)

Portrait of Giuseppe Mazzini
673278 Portrait of Giuseppe Mazzini; (add.info.: Giuseppe Mazzini 1805 - 10 March 1872, Italian politician, journalist and activist for the unification of Italy)

Adam Bernard Mickiewicz, 1840
1577992 Adam Bernard Mickiewicz, 1840; (add.info.: Illustration by Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (1798-1855) Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, Professor of Slavic Literature

Giuseppe Mazzini, 1805 - 1872
3083257 Giuseppe Mazzini, 1805 - 1872.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian politician, journalist and activist for the unification of Italy. Hand writing sample and signature.).

Emmeline Pankhurst, 1938 (b/w photo)
5323218 Emmeline Pankhurst, 1938 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Emmeline Pankhurst, nee Goulden, 1858-1928)

Lydia Maria Child portrait
NWI4950529 Lydia Maria Child portrait.; (add.info.: Lydia Maria Child portrait.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, with her autograph
NWI4950451 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, with her autograph.; (add.info.: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, with her autograph.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Minna Canth
3078274 Minna Canth; (add.info.: Portrait of Minna Canth (1844-1897) a Finnish writer and social activist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Irish Rebellion of 1916 showing the wreckage of barriers and burnt out cars in Dublin
3058446 The Irish Rebellion of 1916 showing the wreckage of barriers and burnt out cars in Dublin. Inset Sir Roger Casement, 1864 - 1916

Edward Carpenter, 1844 - 1929. English socialist poet, socialist philosopher, anthologist and early gay activist
2638464 Edward Carpenter, 1844 - 1929. English socialist poet, socialist philosopher, anthologist and early gay activist. From Bibby's Annual published 1910.; Private Collection; Photo ©

Adam Bernard Mickiewicz, 1851
1577140 Adam Bernard Mickiewicz, 1851; (add.info.: Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (1798 - 1855) was a Polish poet, translator, professor of Slavic literature, and political activist

Portrait of Giuseppe Mazzini
673279 Portrait of Giuseppe Mazzini; (add.info.: Giuseppe Mazzini 1805 - 10 March 1872, Italian politician, journalist and activist for the unification of Italy)

Louise Otto-Peters, German writer, suffragist and women's rights activist (b/w photo)
8626414 Louise Otto-Peters, German writer, suffragist and women's rights activist (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thomas Attwood
5308284 Thomas Attwood.; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Attwood (1783-1856) a British banker, economist, political campaigner and Member of Parliament. Dated 19th century

French illustration depicting a campaigner for universal suffrage sabotaging a railway train. Circa 1840
5304850 French illustration depicting a campaigner for universal suffrage sabotaging a railway train. Circa 1840; (add.info)

Dorothea Dix, with autograph
NWI4950004 Dorothea Dix, with autograph.; (add.info.: Dorothea Dix, with autograph.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

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"Champions of Change: A Tribute to Activists Who Shaped History" From the fearless suffragettes like Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst, to the trailblazing civil rights activists such as Pauli Murray and Thurgood Marshall, this captivating image captures a mosaic of individuals who dedicated their lives to fighting for justice. In 1904, Eugene V. Debs and Ben Hanford proudly stood side by side on a campaign poster, representing the Socialist Party's unwavering commitment to equality and workers' rights. Their bold stance challenged societal norms and sparked conversations that would shape future generations. Fast forward half a century later, George E. C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, and James Nabrit Jr. , three brilliant attorneys from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), triumphantly celebrated their victory in Brown vs. Board of Education at the Supreme Court in Washington D. C. , forever dismantling segregation in schools. Rosa Luxemburg's indomitable spirit echoed throughout Germany as she fearlessly advocated for Marxist ideals during tumultuous times. Her legacy continues to inspire those who strive for social change even today. Ellen Cicely Wilkinson paved new paths as an influential British politician advocating for women's rights while Marguerite Durand / Losque tirelessly fought against gender inequality through journalism activism. Even pop singer Olivia Newton-John used her platform at just 22 years old to raise awareness about important causes close to her heart – proving that activism can come from unexpected places. The suffragette movement saw countless brave souls arrested time after time; their resilience captured vividly in a colorized photograph depicting policemen apprehending one courageous woman in Hyde Park around 1912. These arrests only fueled their determination further until they achieved votes for women. London became a hotbed of demonstrations where Tariq Ali emerged as a prominent figure – his words and actions resonating with those who sought to challenge the status quo.