Suffrage Collection (page 3)

Suffragette in Prison Cell. A suffragette languishes in a bare prison cell. Captioned, Edie - A Good Suff! The drawing is initialed E.S.P - E. Sylvia Pankhurst? Date: circa 1909

Suffragettes Chalking Pavement Deputation. A group of W.S.P.U members in replica prison dress chalk the pavement announcing the deputation to Mr. Asquith, 24th february 1909

Suffragette Womens Freedom League Caravan. The Womens Freedom toured the South of England in a purpose built caravan, beginning in May 1908

Adela Pankhurst Suffragette. Miss. Adela Pankhurst (1885-1961) portrait, wearing white circular Votes for Women badge. Caption - Organiser National Womens Social and Political union. Date: circa 1908

Suffragette Southwold Express Bomb. The Southwold Express train is about to be sabotaged by the suffragette who, sitting in the branch of a tree, lobs a bomb at the engine

Suffragette, An Easter Prophecy. Suffragette hen with chick, rabbit and eggs. The hen carries a Votes for Women placard and the rhyme reads, When hens all join the suffrage ranks

Suffragette Imps become Suffragists. Cartoon Imps who featured in Ideas Penny Illustrated Weekly are seen behaving as wild suffragettes

Suffragette Cat Votes for Women. A cat in a jacket, hat and bow tie holds a Votes for Women card in its paw. Date: circa 1909

Mary E Gawthorpe Suffragette. Mary E Gawthorpe (1881-1973) portrait. Caption - Votes for Women, Miss. Mary Gawthorpe, Organiser National Womens Social and Political Union Date: circa 1907

Suffragette My Valentine Card. Suffragette spouting a Votes for Women rant, with caption, I hope you re not a suffragette, or into prison you will get with bread and water for your fare

I m going to be a prison warder Emily.. I m going to be a prison warder Emily. What are you going to be when yer grows up? asks the boy of a girl. Me - why a Miss Gawthorpe if mother lets me

Suffragette Prisoners Holloway
Suffragette hunger strikers wave to Christabel Pankhurst, one holding a Votes for Women sash. Date: 1909

London Fire Brigade despatch rider at night
The badge of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, the design adopted at the 1906 congress held in Copenhagen. Depicts the figure of justice with scales and rising sun motif behind

Young New Zealand. John Bull is riding an out-dated penny farthing while Young New Zealand has a modern bicycle. New Zealand gave women the vote in 1893. Illustrated by Joan Harvey Drew

W. S. P. U Welcome Dinner Released Prisoners
W.S.P.U Welcome Dinner Released Prisoners. A menu for the Welcome Dinner in Honour of Released Prisoners, 16th February 1912. The prisoners including Mrs

Girls waving at an early Aviator flying overhead
The Aviator is the only man girls look up to A very beautifully drawn and interesting postcard, with strong leaning toward the Womens Suffrage movement during this period in the United Kingdom

MAINE: WOMENs SUFFRAGE. Tomorrows the Day. Women listening at the door as the Maine State Legislature votes on an act to grant women the right to vote for presidential electors

A suffragette in Holloway Prison
A nervous looking and well-dressed suffragette sits on a stool at Holloway Prison after being arrested during a demonstration

Two Parisian Feminists putting up a Poster
The New Professions for Women. An illustration of the French struggle for Womens Rights. Two Feminists put up a poster announcing a womens rights public demonstration/meeting in Paris

Suffragette The Woman Question Africa. A group of bare-breasted African women pose for the camera. Onto this photograph has been placed, the caption, The Woman Question. We Want the Vote! Bizarre

Chartists in church, 1839. To demonstrate their power and numbers, they would process to church well before time for
527840 Chartists in church, 1839. To demonstrate their power and numbers, they would process to church well before time for the service, and peacefully fill the pews

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

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)

The Man Wot pays the Taxes' An Artisan bemoaning his plight after the passing of the first Reform Act, 1832
527785 The Man Wot pays the Taxes' An Artisan bemoaning his plight after the passing of the first Reform Act, 1832. 'In what better condition am I now that the Reform Bill has past I have

Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827-1890) British advocate of female suffrage, editor of Women's Suffrage Journal 1870-90
532011 Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827-1890) British advocate of female suffrage, editor of Women's Suffrage Journal 1870-90

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)

Liberal Party rally disrupted by suffragettes, 1905
3037858 Liberal Party rally disrupted by suffragettes, 1905 by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mrs Pankhurst and her daughter welcomed by their former Suffragettes on their release from prison in December 1908
1578741 Mrs Pankhurst and her daughter welcomed by their former Suffragettes on their release from prison in December 1908

English suffragettes on London streets
2604135 English suffragettes on London streets; (add.info.: English suffragettes Edith New and Mary Leigh being carried triumphantly through London streets after being released from Holloway Prison)

Bristol Riots, 1831, a response to the rejection by the House of Lords of the second Reform Bill
527843 Bristol Riots, 1831, a response to the rejection by the House of Lords of the second Reform Bill. Sir Charles Wetherell, Recorder of Bristol and an opponent of Reform

A Suffragette parade through London was held in June 1911 are attracted a great deal of attention
1578739 A Suffragette parade through London was held in June 1911 are attracted a great deal of attention. It took place three days before the Coronation of George V.; (add.info)

Reform of franchise: Police officers confronting Reform League demonstrators at Marble Arch, London
527657 Reform of franchise: Police officers confronting Reform League demonstrators at Marble Arch, London, and attempting to prevent them entering Hyde Park, 1866. Engraving c1880

Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst, 1903 (photo)
3305193 Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst, 1903 (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst, DBE (1880 - 1958), was a suffragette born in Manchester, England

Emmeline Pankhurst being arrested outside Buckingham Palace in 1914 (b/w photo)
3058440 Emmeline Pankhurst being arrested outside Buckingham Palace in 1914 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Seen here being arrested)

Chartist riots in Birmingham, 15 July 1839. Illustration from Camden Pelham The Chronicles of Crime , London, 1886
527848 Chartist riots in Birmingham, 15 July 1839. Illustration from Camden Pelham The Chronicles of Crime , London, 1886. Etching

Great Meeting of the Political Unions, New Hall Hill, Birmingham, May 1832. Engraving
527847 Great Meeting of the Political Unions, New Hall Hill, Birmingham, May 1832. Engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Suf. [i.e. suffrage] parade, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Suf. [i.e. suffrage] parade, 1917. Shows women carrying a ballot box in a women's suffrage parade, New York City, Oct. 27, 1917.

Mrs. Jas. Lees Laidlaw, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Jas. Lees Laidlaw, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Harriet Burton Laidlaw (1873-1949) a suffragist and reformer who was married to James Lees Laidlaw.

Suffrage Parade, Alberta Hill, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Suffrage Parade, Alberta Hill, 1913. Shows Alberta Hill on horseback at the Woman Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C., March 3, 1913

International Women's Week, 1926. Creator: Anonymous
International Women's Week, 1926. Private Collection

Ligue des femmes contre la guerre, 1922. Creator: Larivière, Pierre (1883-1932)
Ligue des femmes contre la guerre, 1922. Private Collection

Congrès international pour le suffrage des femmes, Budapest (Hongrie), 1913. Creator: Soos Koranyi, Anna (1870-1947)
Congres international pour le suffrage des femmes, Budapest (Hongrie), 1913. Private Collection

La Femme doit voter: à temps nouveaux, suffrage nouveau , ca 1925-1928. Creator: Barbey, Maurice (ca 1880-after 1939)
La Femme doit voter: a temps nouveaux, suffrage nouveau , ca 1925-1928. Private Collection

Ceux qui votent! Celles qui ne votent pas?! , 1928. Creator: Roger, Théo (active 1920s)
Ceux qui votent! Celles qui ne votent pas?! , 1928. Private Collection

Movie Poster "When women work". The Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, 1921. Creator: Anonymous
Movie Poster "When women work". The Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, 1921. Private Collection

J. W. Malcolm, Esq. the newly-elected M.P. for Boston - from a photograph by Claudet, 1860. Creator: Unknown
J. W. Malcolm, Esq. the newly-elected M.P. for Boston - from a photograph by Claudet, 1860. Mr. Malcolm...received his education at Eton, and at Christchurch

The Manchester Election: the Hustings in St. Anne's-Square, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Manchester Election: the Hustings in St. Anne's-Square, 1857. General election. The nomination of candidates for election to serve in the next Parliament as representatives of the city of

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"Suffrage: A Fierce Fight for Equality and Empowerment" In the early 20th century, a wave of change swept through society as women fought tirelessly for their right to vote. Like a suffragette cat with claws sharpened, they scratched and fought against the oppressive forces that denied them their basic rights. Dressed in hats adorned with flags, suffragettes proudly displayed their determination to challenge the status quo. They even turned their cause into an engaging board game called PANK-A-SQUITH, where players strategized to overcome obstacles just like these brave activists did. The movement gained momentum with the establishment of feminist newspapers such as the English Suffragette in 1908. These publications served as powerful platforms for spreading awareness and rallying support among women across the nation. One significant event was the Suffragette Rally Women's Sunday Programme in 1908. Thousands gathered together, united by a common goal - demanding justice and equality. Their voices echoed through streets as they marched forward on this historic day. Not even war could halt their progress; suffragettes were undeterred on their path towards liberation. Led by remarkable figures like Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, they fearlessly challenged societal norms and shattered glass ceilings along the way. In Manchester Docks, Sylvia Pankhurst stood tall amidst her fellow suffragettes - a symbol of resilience and defiance against oppression. Her W. S. P. U badge became an emblem of hope for countless women who yearned for freedom from discrimination. A ribbon intertwined with another W. S. P. U badge represented unity within this sisterhood fighting relentlessly for change. Together, they formed an unbreakable bond that would withstand any obstacle thrown at them. But it wasn't just about protests; suffragettes armed themselves not only with words but also self-defense techniques like Jiu-Jitsu – empowering themselves physically while advocating for political power too. Through it all, one message rang clear: "I Want My Vote.