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Part of the law contingent

[Image: Photographic postcard of the suffrage parade held in Washington, D.C. the day before President Woodrow Wilson's inauguration.

Reproduces a photograph of a group of women, dressed in black robes and caps, carrying "Law" flags.

This is…

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The Awakening

THE AWAKENING.
SHE'S AWAKENED,
SHE IS ANSWERING
TO THE CALL OF ALL
MANKIND;
THEN ANNUL THE LAWS
THAT BIND HER,
AND THE CUSTOMS
THAT RESTRICT HER,
DENY HER NOT
THE GREATER SERVICE,
FOR THE CHILD
THE HOME, THE STATE.

Copyright 1912, and…

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I Do Not Have All the Rights I Want

[Image: A block of text listing many of the rights sought by the Suffrage Movement. The first word, "I," is an ornately decorated dropcap. The postcard reads: "I do not have all the rights I want. I want the right to close the mines and mills against…

The Suffragette's Vision - Mrs. Speaker

[Image: A seated woman dressed in the robes of the Speaker of the House of Commons while a another woman stands beside her carrying a ceremonial mace. The postcard is a satirical representation of what women serving in parliament would look like. The…

The Suffragette - Pouting in Prison

[Image: A young girl in a red dress sits with her legs crossed pouting in a prison cell as she leans on a "Votes for Women" placard. Text below the photo reads, "The Suffragette, Pouting in Prison."] Color; 9x14cm; Photograph

The Suffragette - I Will See the Government

[Image: A young girl in a green dress stands pouting as she is handcuffed to a fence. On the other side of the fence a police man stands guard with his back turned toward the girl. The text along the bottom reads, "The suffragette. I will see the…

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The Suffragette - Somebody Please Move this Horrid Man

[Image: A young girl in a pink dress throws a tantrum as she is blocked from entering into a building by a policeman who is holding up his hand as a gesture to tell her she is not allowed entry. The text along the bottom reads, "The Suffragette.…

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The Suffragette.– "Down with Man Made Laws!"

[Image: A young girl in a pink dress and oversized hat speaking from atop a barrel, next to a "Votes for Women" sign in Trafalgar Square, London, England. She appears to be handing out information about the women's suffrage movement while an officer…

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