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"THE HOUSE" that man built: Suffragette

THIS IS "THE HOUSE" THAT MAN BUILT
AND this is the poor little Suffragette
Who tried, Oh so hard, in this HOUSE to get:
Tho' it wasn't a crime
Still with patience sublime
She spends the best part of her life doing time;
OH FIE! Suffragette
Be…

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"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…

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ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SUFFRAGETTE.

At 15 a little pet.
At 20 a little Coquette.
At 40 Not married yet!
At 50 a suffragette.

London Life. Arrest of a militant suffragette.

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Hustle them in, and bustle them in,
Scoop up th’ shriekin’ mob
Who says that “Justice” is going to win
When “the Law” takes up the job?”

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Generaless of the Army

THE SUFFRAGETTE.

GENERALESS
OF THE
ARMY.

IF YOU WERE THE ENEMY,
WOULD OU FALL FOR THIS?

[Image: A woman stands with a bow tied to her whip. She has a hat and bows in her hair. The text beside the image reads, "GENERALESS OF THE ARMY." The…

Tags: Activist, American, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, Army, Boater Hat, Bow, FASHION, gloves, Hat, Hatpin, Man, Militant, Military, PUBLIC, Soldier, SYMBOLISM, Unappealing, Unfashionable, Uniform, VIOLENCE, Whip, Woman

The Polling Station

[Image: In the forefront a Mother tends to her child, flanked by a group of professional and graduate women including a nurse and mayor depicted as valued members of society but denied the vote and, therefore, excluded from the Polling Station.…

The Suffragette - Somebody Please Move this Horrid Man

[Image: A young girl in a pink dress throws a tantrum as she is blocked from entering into a building by a policeman who is holding up his hand as a gesture to tell her she is not allowed entry. The text along the bottom reads, "The Suffragette.…

Tags: Angry woman, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Assertive, Bewildered woman, Bow, British, Child, Civil disobedience, CLASS, Dress, Duty, FASHION, Fence, Girl, Inequality, Inferiority, Law, Liberty, London, Militant, Mocking, Police, policeman, Power, PUBLIC, Resistance, Rights, Shoes, Standing, Superiority, Uniform, Working class

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