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"THE HOUSE" that man built: The poor Suffragette
AND this is the home
of the poor Suffragette,
And there's room for
a great many more
in it yet;
When they racket
and riot
And will not keep quiet,
We place them on plank
beds and very low diet;
To stop…
"THE HOUSE" that man built: Woman's Franchise
And this is the Flag of the Woman's Franchise,
Which is making our Ministers open their eyes:
Fighting with grit, to the front bit by bit;
Determined in Parliament one day to sit,
The bold Suffragette who is…
An Appeal to John Bull.
The woman's cause is man's; they rise or sink
Together, dwarfed or godlike, bond or free.
– Tennyson
[Image: Postcard is part of the Valentine's Series. The card depicts a suffragist, shackled and in a prison cell,…
Tags: Alfred Lord Tennyson, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Appealing, APPEARANCE, British, Chain, CLASS, FASHION, Fashionable, Freedom, Handcuffs, Hat, HOLIDAYS, John Bull, Man, Middle class, PRISON, Prisoner, Quotation, SYMBOLISM, Valentine, Woman
Convicts and Lunatics
and
LUNATICS
HAVE NO VOTE
FOR
PARLIAMENT
Should all Women
be closed with
these?
SHE, IT IS TIME I GOT OUT OF
THIS PLACE.
WHERE SHALL I FIND THE KEY?
Tags: Appealing, APPEARANCE, Asylum patient, Book, British, Chain, Class of voter, Drawing, Education, FASHION, Fashionable, Key, parliament, PRISON, Prisoner, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, SYMBOLISM, Unappealing, Unfashionable, Woman
Feeding a Suffragette by Force
SUFFRAGETTE
BY FORCE.
SOUP
ICWT
[Image: From the end of September 1909, forcible feeding was the common practice of dealing with hunger-striking suffragettes who were protesting against the government’s refusal to recognise them…
For Votes for Women
Katherine Manson. March 1909.
[Image: Photographic portrait of Katharine Gatty (1870-1952) in prison dress sewing. Beneath is hand written 'For Votes for Women Katherine Manson. March 1909'. There is a handwrittten message on…
From Prison to Citizenship
Tags: Activist, AMBIGUOUS-SUFFRAGE, banner, British, British suffragette, Citizenship, CLASS, Crowd, Man, March, Marching band, Middle class, Music, NATIONALITY, Parade, Photograph, PRISON, Prisoner, PRO-SUFFRAGE, Procession, Rally, Suffragette, Woman, Women's Social and Political Union, Working class, WSPU
Great Suffrage Demonstration
HISS HISSY ADDRESSES A MEETING OF THE GOOSE'S
SOCIAL and POLITICAL UNION
"IS A QUESTION OF
GANDER – I MEAN GENDER
– TO STAND BETWEEN
US AND THE VOTE?"
[Image: Goose addressing a meeting of geese. Text above…
Hoping you're in for a good time this Xmas
you're in
for
a
good
time
this
Xmas.
May Xmas never prove
a 'sell,'
And naught mar your delights,
For when they give you 14 days,
You'll get your Womens Rights.
Tags: Angel, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, British, Christmas, FASHION, HOLIDAYS, PRISON, Prisoner, Suffragette, SYMBOLISM, Unappealing, Unfashionable, Woman, Women's rights