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"THE HOUSE" that man built: Minister

This is "THE HOUSE" that man built,
And this is the Minister weary and worn
Who treated the Suffragette with scorn,
Who wanted to Vote, and (a saying to quote),
Dared him to tread on the tail of the coat
Of the bold Suffragette determined to…

"THE HOUSE" that man built: The poor Suffragette

THIS IS "THE HOUSE" THAT MAN BUILT,

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…

Tags: AMBIGUOUS-SUFFRAGE, Angry, Angry woman, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, British, CLASS, EMOTIONS, FASHION, Glasses, Holloway Prison, Middle class, PLACE, Police, policeman, PRISON, PROFESSION, PUBLIC, Spectacles, Suffragette, Unappealing, Unfashionable, Uniform, VIOLENCE

"THE HOUSE" that man built: Woman's Franchise

This is "THE HOUSE" that man built,
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…

Tags: AMBIGUOUS-SUFFRAGE, Appealing, APPEARANCE, Bow, British, Chain, Citizenship, CLASS, FASHION, Fashionable, Hat, HISTORY/GOVERNMENT, House of Parliament, Laurel, Middle class, PLANT, PRISON, Prisoner, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, Suffragette, SYMBOLISM, Woman