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"Just by way of a Change": 1
[Image: At the top of the postcard a headline reads, "Just by way of a Change." Below that a fashionably dressed woman in a hat is cycling. In the attached wicker-riding carriage is an elegantly dressed man smoking a cigarette. He is wearing a…
"Just by way of a Change": 2
[Image: A husband with a sad expression is stilling in a chair in his robe, pajamas and slippers. A young girl with a blue bow in her hair is spilling milk out of a bowl and onto his right foot. A young boy is pulling hard on the belt of his robe…
"Just by way of a Change": 4
[Image: Two fashionably dressed women are leaning on a bar, drinking alcoholic beverages. A waiter is polishing a martini shaker with a cloth and looking down his nose at the women. The bar is elegantly decorated and there is red carpet. The…
"Just by way of a Change": 5
[Image: A fashionably dressed woman is outside her door attempting to put her house key in the lock. Her husband is leaning out of a window above the door in his pajamas. He has a watch in his hands that reads 5:00. There are two milk cans on the…
"THE HOUSE" that man built – Suffragettes of note
This is "THE HOUSE" that man built,
And these are the Suffragettes of note
Determined to fight for their right to vote,
For they mean to be, each one an M.P.
And they'll keep their vow some fine day you'll see,
For the Suffragette is determined…
And these are the Suffragettes of note
Determined to fight for their right to vote,
For they mean to be, each one an M.P.
And they'll keep their vow some fine day you'll see,
For the Suffragette is determined…
"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…
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: Suffragette lady of note
THIS IS "THE HOUSE" THAT MAN BUILT,
AND this is the Suffragette lady of note
Who once used A BRICK for recording her vote,
Who one fine day went
With the fullest intent;
To show the Prime Minister business was meant,
But the bold Suffragette…
AND this is the Suffragette lady of note
Who once used A BRICK for recording her vote,
Who one fine day went
With the fullest intent;
To show the Prime Minister business was meant,
But the bold Suffragette…
"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…
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…
"This is our first task"
Deep rooted prejudice
Votes for women
Votes for women
"When Father says 'Vote' - we all vote!"
"When Father says 'Vote' - we all vote!"TO THEPOLLS[Image: Illustrator Donald McGill's postcards proved hugely popular with seaside holidaymakers.The two postcards of this kind in the collection comment on the passing of the Equal Franchise Act in…