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Suffragettes chalking a pavement

VOTES FOR WOMEN: Miss Adela Pankhurst

Votes for Women
Organiser, National Women's Social and Political Union

Tags: Activist, Adela Pankhurst, Appealing, APPEARANCE, British, British suffragette, CLASS, FASHION, Fashionable, Hat, HISTORICAL FIGURES, Middle class, NATIONALITY, Photograph, PRO-SUFFRAGE, Women's Social and Political Union, WSPU

"This is our first task"

Deep rooted prejudice
Votes for women

Tags: Activist, ACTIVITIES, British, British suffragette, Drawing, Flowers, Hat, INTERNATIONAL, Labor, NATIONALITY, Prejudice, PRO-SUFFRAGE, shovel, Votes for Women, Women's Social and Political Union, Working woman, WSPU

Mrs. Pankhurst Hon. Sec.

[Image: Photographic Portrait of Mrs. Pankhurst Hon. Sec. The text below the image reads: "Women's Social and Political Union & Clement's Inn Hon. Sec."]; 9x14; print.

Tags: Activist, British, British suffragette, Emmeline Pankhurst, HISTORICAL FIGURES, NATIONALITY, Photograph, PRO-SUFFRAGE, Suffragette, Woman, Women's Social and Political Union, WSPU

[Image: The drawing displays a woman digging with a shovel labeled "ballot." Four ghosts are to her left and are entitled "food adulteration," "bribery," "white slavery," and "craft." The text on the postcard reads: "The Dirty Pool of Politics. Can…

I'm A Suffer Yet

I'M A
SUFFER YET

[Image: A drawing of a injured cat. The text above the image reads, "I'm a suffer yet."]; 9x14; print.

Tags: Activist, American, ANIMAL, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, British, Cat, NON-HUMAN, Suffrage, VIOLENCE, Women's Social and Political Union, WSPU

Generaless of the Army

THE SUFFRAGETTE.

GENERALESS
OF THE
ARMY.

IF YOU WERE THE ENEMY,
WOULD OU FALL FOR THIS?

[Image: A woman stands with a bow tied to her whip. She has a hat and bows in her hair. The text beside the image reads, "GENERALESS OF THE ARMY." The…

Tags: Activist, American, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, Army, Boater Hat, Bow, FASHION, gloves, Hat, Hatpin, Man, Militant, Military, PUBLIC, Soldier, SYMBOLISM, Unappealing, Unfashionable, Uniform, VIOLENCE, Whip, Woman

VOTES FOR WOMEN: BAND OF THE WOMEN'S SOCIAL & POLITICAL UNION.

[Image: Photograph of the fife and drum marching band for the Women's Social and Political Union. They frequently accompanied demonstrations staged by the WSPU.] 9x14cm; Print

Tags: Activist, ACTIVITIES, AGE, British, Costume, Drums, FASHION, INTERNATIONAL, London, Marching band, Music, Parade, PLACE, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, Woman, Women's Social and Political Union, WSPU, Younger woman

BRISTOL "VARSITY STUDENTS REVENGE." THE WRECKED SUFFRAGETTES HEADQUARTERS.

[Image: A large crowd gathers outside the Women's Social and Political Union meeting place in London to witness the destruction of the headquarters by students of Bristol University. The students were responding to the burning down of their sports…

Tags: Activist, ACTIVITIES, AMBIGUOUS-SUFFRAGE, ANIMAL, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Bristol, British, CLASS, Crowd, Hat, HISTORY/GOVERNMENT, Horse, London, Man, NON-HUMAN, Photograph, PLACE, PUBLIC, VIOLENCE, Woman, Women's Social and Political Union, Working class, WSPU

VOTES FOR WOMEN: MEETING

[Image: A photograph of four suffragettes passing out newspapers and flyers. The flyers detail an upcoming town hall meeting for the Women's Social and Political Union taking place on October 27th, 1911. The flyers also mention Christabel Pankhurst,…

Tags: "Votes for Women" banner, "Votes for Women" placard, Activist, AGE, AMBIGUOUS-SUFFRAGE, British, Child, FASHION, Hat, HISTORICAL FIGURES, Newspaper, Photograph, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, SUFFRAGE ADVERTISING, Women's Social and Political Union, WSPU, Younger woman

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