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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…

The Suffragette.– "Down with Man Made Laws!"

[Image: A young girl in a pink dress and oversized hat speaking from atop a barrel, next to a "Votes for Women" sign in Trafalgar Square, London, England. She appears to be handing out information about the women's suffrage movement while an officer…

Tags: "Votes for Women" placard, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Bow, British, Canvasser, Canvassing, Child, Civil disobedience, Determined, Dress, Duty, Girl, Happy, Hat, Law, Lion, London, Mocking, NON-HUMAN, Pamphlet, Police, PUBLIC, Public speaking, Shoes, Soapbox, Standing, Statue, Suffragette, Uniform, walking, Working man

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

The Suffragette - In Court

[Image: A young girl in a green dress stands pouting in a court room beside her "Votes for Women" placard while a judge sits in front of her and reads off her sentence. The text below reads, "The suffregette in court - two months without chocolates"]…

The Suffragette - I Will See the Government

[Image: A young girl in a green dress stands pouting as she is handcuffed to a fence. On the other side of the fence a police man stands guard with his back turned toward the girl. The text along the bottom reads, "The suffragette. I will see the…

Tags: AMBIGUOUS-SUFFRAGE, Angry woman, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Arrest, Bow, British, Child, Coercion, CRIMINAL, Defeated, Disenfranchisement, Drawing, Dress, Duty, EMOTIONS, FASHION, Fence, Freedom, Girl, Hat, Impatient woman, Inequality, Law, Liberty, London, Mocking, Opportunity, Police, policeman, Power, Prisoner, PUBLIC, Resigned, Rights, sad woman, Shoes, Standing, Uniform, Working man

Standing Up for Women's Rights

[Image: Woman standing on bus supporting herself by holding on to a hand strap as men fill in seats around her and read newspapers. The text below the image reads, "Standing Up for Womens Rights" Originally a part of the "Where there is a Woman" and…

Tags: Angry woman, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, Boater Hat, British, British suffragette, Bus, Drawing, FASHION, Hat, Inequality, Man, Masculinized woman, Newspapers, Opportunity, PUBLIC, Reading, Standing, Suffragist, Unappealing

Sir, Will Women Ever Have Votes?

[Image: A photograph of a woman and man standing together talking. The woman points out a newspaper article to the man who shakes his finger at her. The text beneath the photograph reads: "Sir, Will Women ever have Votes? - 'WAIT and SEE!'"]…

Tags: AGE, Aggressive man, AMBIGUOUS-SUFFRAGE, American, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Boater Hat, British, CLASS, Commanding, Domineering man, Dress, FASHION, Fashionable, Flowers, Hat, Impatient woman, Man, Middle class, Newspaper, Patronizing man, Photograph, Pointing, PUBLIC, Standing, Voting, Woman, Young man, Younger woman

Emancipated!

[Image: A masculine woman stands smoking by her bicycle while wearing golfing knickers with a golf bag slung over her shoulder. The text on the bottom reads, "Emancipated!"] Color; 9x14cm; Print

Tags: ACTIVITIES, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Bicycling, Bow Tie, British, Cross-dressing, Drawing, Golf Clubs, Golfing Knickers, Hat, Masculinized woman, monocle, PUBLIC, Sharp Nose, Shoes, Smoking, Standing, Unfashionable

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