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Bryan's My Man -- Who's Yours?
[Image: A sketch of a fashionable woman with the phrase "Bryan's my man -- Who's yours?" underneath. Printed on a cream-colored card. Likely produced in support of William Jennings Bryan who used suffrage as a platform during his third bid for…
Tags: American, Appealing, APPEARANCE, Assertive, CLASS, Drawing, Dress, Election, FASHION, Fashionable, Hat, Legislation, Male politician, Man, Politician, Politics, President, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, Upper middle class, Woman
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…
A Grand Members Concert
[Image: A poster advertising concert. The text read, "A Grand Members Concert will shortly be given in the House of Commons, Admission by Insurance Card. Programme: Mr. McKenna will sing: I am the softest of the family. By kind permission of the…
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…
Why not in Vermont?
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New York State Legislature petition
[Image: Text reads: "Dear Sir: Will you not use your influence in behalf of the Concurrent Resolution to strike the word "Male" from the the Suffrage clause of the State Constitution now before the Judiciary Committees of the Senate and Assembly?…
Meeting of Cabinet Ministers 1978
MRS SPANKHURST, M.P., DELIVERING HER MAIDEN SPEECH
"THE HOUSE" that man built: Members
"THE HOUSE" that man built,
And these are the Members who've been sitting late
Coming out arm in arm, from a lengthy debate,
Women and men 'neath the shade of Big Ben
In the Year - well we cannot exactly say when;
But the brave Suffragette very…
And these are the Members who've been sitting late
Coming out arm in arm, from a lengthy debate,
Women and men 'neath the shade of Big Ben
In the Year - well we cannot exactly say when;
But the brave Suffragette very…
"THE HOUSE" that man built: Ladies of Fame
This is "THE HOUSE" that man built,
And these are a few of the Ladies of Fame
Anxious to write M.P. after their name,
With each sex on a par, why put up the bar?
For M.P. means either Mama or Papa,
Quoth the sweet Suffragette we're entitled to…
And these are a few of the Ladies of Fame
Anxious to write M.P. after their name,
With each sex on a par, why put up the bar?
For M.P. means either Mama or Papa,
Quoth the sweet Suffragette we're entitled to…