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"THE HOUSE" that man built: A wonderful change
But oh what a wonderful change inside
The women as well as the men preside
They both hold the reins & no one complains
For the men now admit that the ladies' have brains
And are every bit quite as fitted to…
I pray for all the grown-ups wherever they may be...
IT'S DONE ONE TEENY WEENY THING TO GET A VOTE FOR ME
WHEN I AM OLD I'LL USE IT I'M NEITHER RICH NOR CLEVER
BUT I CAN GIVE THEM LOTS OF LOVE FOREVER AND FOREVER
[Image: Pro-suffrage postcard by…
The Anti Suffragist!
"I do not want to fly," said she
"I only want to squirm!"
She drooped her wings dejectedly
But still her voice was firm
"I do not want to be a fly
I want to be a worm!"
O yesterday of unknown lack!
To-day of unknown…
Tags: ANIMAL, Anti-suffragist, British, Butterfly, C.P. Stetson, Chrysalis, Ernestine Mills, Flowers, NON-HUMAN, PLANT, Poem, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, Quotation, SYMBOLISM, Woman
"In the dim and speculative future"
THIS YEAR–
NEXT YEAR–
SOMETIME–
! ! !
[Image: Postcard designed by Gladys Letcher of the Suffrage Atelier, contains an illustration of Prime Minister Asquith delaying the vote for woman's suffrage.
The…
Tags: Basket, British, CLASS, Cross-dressing, FASHION, Flowers, Future, Gender Roles, Man, Middle class, PLANT, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, Sundial
IN A WOMANS GRIP
BY
FRED
MELVILLE
[Image: Black and white postcard issued to promote the theatrical production of the melodrama "In a Woman's Grip," by Fred Melville. The card displays a series of artistic vignettes from the play.]
Tags: Actors, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, British, Costume, FASHION, Frederick Melville, Man, Theatre, Woman
The Simple Life
[Image: Part of a series of postcards created by artist Ernest Ibbetson, entitled "The Simple Life." This card refers to suffrage caravans that took place beginning around 1908, when…
Tags: ANIMAL, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, Bow, British, Caravan, Ernest Ibbetson, FASHION, Glasses, Horse, NON-HUMAN, PLANT, PUBLIC, Purple & Green Suffrage Color Scheme, Spectacles, Tree, Trousers, Unappealing, Unfashionable, VIOLENCE, Votes for Women, Wagon, Whip, Woman, Women's Social and Political Union, WSPU
ONLY A FIGURE OF SPEECH
THE
DIVISION
IN
THE
WOMENS
MOVEMENT
VOTE
FOR
WOMEN
[Image: This postcard is part of series entitled "Haremette." Color illustration of a masculine looking woman wearing harem pants, making an address. The…
To my Valentine
Valentine.
When I asked you to be mine
Give me time is all you'd say,
Now that you're a Suffragette
Time you'll get, in Holloway.
VOTES FOR WOMEN
[Image: Postcard shows a police officer holding an angry suffragist who is carrying a…
Tags: Angry, Angry woman, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, Arrest, British, Chain, CLASS, EMOTIONS, FASHION, Handcuffs, HOLIDAYS, Holloway Prison, Man, Middle class, PLACE, Police, PRISON, PROFESSION, PUBLIC, Purple & Green Suffrage Color Scheme, Suffragette, Unappealing, Unfashionable, Valentine, Woman, Women's Social and Political Union, WSPU
Suffragists Attacking a Policeman
ATTACKING
A POLICEMAN.
[Image: Postcard is labeled No. 641, and contains a colorful cartoon illustration of one woman restraining a police officer while another woman hits him with an umbrella.
On the verso, the card is addressed…
Tags: Angry woman, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, British, CLASS, EMOTIONS, FASHION, Hat, Man, Middle class, Police, PUBLIC, Surprise, Surprised Man, Umbrella, Unappealing, Unfashionable, Uniform, VIOLENCE, Woman
The Suffragette – Proudly Goes to – Glory
Proudly Goes to – Glory
VOTES FOR WOMEN
[Image: Postcard is part of a six-card series entitled "The Suffragette. This card shows an ugly buck-toothed suffragists sticking her head through the bars of the carriage taking her to…
Tags: "Votes for Women" flag, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, Arrest, British, CLASS, Drawing, FASHION, Hat, Man, Middle class, Police, PRISON, Prisoner, PROFESSION, PUBLIC, Teeth, Unappealing, Unfashionable, Woman