Emancipation Collection

Votes for women, 1911-1913. Artist: Boye, Bertha Margaret (1883-1930)
Votes for women, 1911-1913. From a private collection

Female jockeys riding gentlemen like horses
Two women jockeys with riding crops, spur on their steeds - not horses, but top-hatted and tailed gentlemen who wear bridles in their mouths

Twenties flapper girl sitting at a cocktail bar
A flapper girl from the 1920s sitting at a cocktail bar on a high stool. She is slim, wears a slinky dress, and has a cigarette in a holder in her mouth. On the bar is her glass of champagne

Suffragettes Gathered at Bow Street
A group of W.S.P.U members in sashes and long motoring scarves wait outside Bow Street Magistrates Court Date: circa 1908

A Garland for May Day, 1895 (litho)
KW282132 A Garland for May Day, 1895 (litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: dedicated to the workers; allegorical female figure symbolising socialism; inscribed with)

The Pseudonym and Antonym Libraries, 1895. Artist: Beardsley, Aubrey (1872?1898)
The Pseudonym and Antonym Libraries, 1895. From a private collection

Suffrage Pilgrimage 1913
An advert for the Burberry coat, The Ideal Coat for the Pilgrimage. Date: 1913 July

Cartoon of the Campaign for the County Clare By-Election, 1828 (engraving)
XJF495429 Cartoon of the Campaign for the County Clare By-Election, 1828 (engraving) by Irish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thomas Day (oil on canvas)
701604 Thomas Day (oil on canvas) by Wright of Derby, Joseph (1734-97); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Thomas Day (22 June 1748 - 28 September 1789) was a British author and abolitionist

Annie Kenney and Constance Lytton in the Prisoners Pageant of the Women's Coronation Procession, 1911 (b/w photo)
2906436 Annie Kenney and Constance Lytton in the Prisoners Pageant of the Women's Coronation Procession, 1911 (b/w photo) by English Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info.: On 17th June)

Suffrage Pilgrimage NUWSS 1914
The official programme of the Great Demonstration on Saturday 26th July 1913, when the Pilgrims entered Hyde Park in four processions. Date: 1913 July

Suffragette Militant Cat Fifi
A large white cat, hammer in her claws and a Votes for Women sash, addresses a group of toys on the necessity of militant action, not sure if the message is getting through Date: circa 1913

A Kick At The Broad Bottoms! I. e. Emancipation Of All The Talents
A Kick At The Broad Bottoms! I.e. Emancipation Of All The Talents, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Engraver, [london], 1807, King George Iii, His Face Hidden By A Pillar

Reconstruction upholding equal rights, 1868
Reconstruction depicted as equal rights reform, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century Thomas Nast cartoon

Spencer Perceval / Picart
SPENCER PERCEVAL son of 2nd Earl Egmont, opposed Catholic emancipation, insisted on continuance of Napoleonic war, made banknotes legal tender, assassinated

Dr. Elsie Inglis Scottish Womens Hospitals
Dr. Inglis whose Scottish Womens Hospitals unit arrived in Serbia in January 1915. They were based at Kraguievatz

Suffragette Prisoners Holloway
Suffragette hunger strikers wave to Christabel Pankhurst, one holding a Votes for Women sash. Date: 1909

Conservative Ladies
A Meeting of Primrose Dames - leading conservative ladies in Lady Salisburys drawing room. Few if any of them favour the emancipation of woman

2 Women Whisper in Cafe
Women in Paris cafe; afraid to make themselves conspicious, propose to look as if they are waiting for someone

Bloomers in Hyde Park
A view of things to come - women wearing the trousers. All of female kind take to wearing bloomers. A kilted scotsman chats to a newly emancipated lady

Irish march of intellect; or, the happy result of emancipation

Toussaint Louverture, Chief of the French Rebels in St Domingo, 1802 (etching, engraving)
7339343 Toussaint Louverture, Chief of the French Rebels in St Domingo, 1802 (etching, engraving) by Bonneville, Francois (fl.1787) (after); 16x9.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Charlotte Despard, British suffragette (b/w photo)
8672276 Charlotte Despard, British suffragette (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charlotte Despard (1844-1939), British suffragette

Male soldier inspecting an army of women musketeers (engraving)
8664228 Male soldier inspecting an army of women musketeers (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The female rights musketeers)

Symbolic female figure representing Freedom, releasing a dove, 1803 (watercolour, ivory, gilt, glass)
7340097 Symbolic female figure representing Freedom, releasing a dove, 1803 (watercolour, ivory, gilt, glass) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.9x4.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Emancipation of serfs in Russia (engraving)
8676897 Emancipation of serfs in Russia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emancipation of serfs in Russia)

Woman selling The Suffragette newspaper (b/w photo)
8672281 Woman selling The Suffragette newspaper (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

German women in wartime (litho)
8664175 German women in wartime (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German women in wartime, World War I)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630740 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Christabel Pankhurst campaigning in Trafalgar Square, London, 1908 (b/w photo)
8672273 Christabel Pankhurst campaigning in Trafalgar Square, London, 1908 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette (b/w photo)
8672272 Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), British suffragette

Christabel Pankhurst, British suffragette (b/w photo)
8672271 Christabel Pankhurst, British suffragette (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958), British suffragette

Liberal Party rally disrupted by suffragettes, 1905
3037858 Liberal Party rally disrupted by suffragettes, 1905 by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

King Henry IV of England with his wife and children
3329531 King Henry IV of England with his wife and children; (add.info.: A Bourbon family portrait of King Henry IV of England (1367-1413) with his wife and children

Daniel O'Connell (1775 - 1847); The Liberator or The Emancipator
3522462 Daniel O'Connell (1775 - 1847); The Liberator or The Emancipator; (add.info.: Daniel O'Connell (1775 - 1847); The Liberator or The Emancipator

Irish March of Intellect: or The happy Result of Emancipation'. Barefoot Irish father introducing his son to an
527972 Irish March of Intellect: or The happy Result of Emancipation'. Barefoot Irish father introducing his son to an English lawyer in the hope of having him apprenticed. Cartoon 1820s

Woman's Rights in Minnesota, a mother and her two daughters show that they can protect themselves (engraving)
8643253 Woman's Rights in Minnesota, a mother and her two daughters show that they can protect themselves (engraving) by English School

David Salomons, English politician (engraving)
8676706 David Salomons, English politician (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Salomons (1797-1873), English politician, MP for Greenwich

Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, British suffragette (b/w photo)
8672274 Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, British suffragette (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (1867-1954), British suffragette

History. Sweden. The feminist Ellen Key. Photo, Germany, c.1910
2636327 History. Sweden. The feminist Ellen Key. Photo, Germany, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Suede. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia from 1855 known as "The Liberator" for his emancipation of serfs
535172 Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia from 1855 known as "The Liberator" for his emancipation of serfs, 1861, on horseback reviewing troops

The First Female Lawyer: Swearing-in of Mrs. Petite (Sonia Olga Balachowsky-Petite, 1870-1965). December 6, 1900
5980628 The First Female Lawyer: Swearing-in of Mrs. Petite (Sonia Olga Balachowsky-Petite, 1870-1965). December 6, 1900. Engraving

The dreadful consequences of the emancipation of women!, 1850
3478836 The dreadful consequences of the emancipation of women!, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon satirising the 'The dreadful consequences of the emancipation of women!' by John Leech)

Emmeline Pankhurst carrying a petition from the Third Women's Parliament to the Prime Minister on February 13th
STC321032 Emmeline Pankhurst carrying a petition from the Third Women's Parliament to the Prime Minister on February 13th

The new woman, 1895. Creator: Morrow, Albert (1863-1927)
The new woman, 1895. Private Collection

Portrait of Huda Sharawi (1879-1947). Creator: Unknown photographer
Portrait of Huda Sharawi (1879-1947). Private Collection

Portrait of Huda Sharawi (1879-1947). Creator: Unknown photographer
Portrait of Huda Sharawi (1879-1947). Private Collection

Portrait of Huda Sharawi (1879-1947). Creator: Unknown photographer
Portrait of Huda Sharawi (1879-1947). Private Collection

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"Emancipation: A Journey of Liberation and Empowerment" In the roaring twenties, a flapper girl sits at a cocktail bar, embodying the spirit that swept through society. The world was changing, and women were claiming their place in it. Votes for women became a rallying cry from 1911 to 1913. Bertha Margaret Boye's artwork captures the determination and strength of suffragettes who fought tirelessly for equality. Their voices echoed through history as they gathered at Bow Street, united in their quest for freedom. But emancipation wasn't limited to political rights alone. Female jockeys fearlessly rode gentlemen like horses, breaking barriers in the male-dominated world of horse racing. They defied expectations and shattered stereotypes with every stride. Throughout time, moments of liberation have been captured by artists like William Tolman Carlton and Thomas Waterman Wood. "Waiting for the Hour" depicts anticipation before change while "Reading the Scriptures" showcases how knowledge can empower individuals. "A Garland for May Day, " lithographed in 1895, celebrates springtime festivities but also symbolizes rebirth and renewal—a metaphorical representation of societal transformation towards emancipation. The passage of the 13th Amendment marked a monumental milestone—the end of slavery in 1865. It was an essential step towards achieving true freedom for all individuals regardless of race or background. Artists like Aubrey Beardsley used their craft to challenge societal norms further. Through his work "The Pseudonym and Antonym Libraries, " he questioned traditional definitions and encouraged people to question established boundaries—another form of intellectual emancipation. Even political campaigns played a role in shaping history; an engraving depicting the County Clare By-Election campaign shows how democracy itself can be an instrument for liberation when wielded by those seeking change. The Suffrage Pilgrimage organized by NUWSS in 1914 demonstrated unity among suffragettes, marching together towards emancipation.