Feminist Collection

Portrait of Rachilde (1860-1953) (b / w photo)
CHT213296 Portrait of Rachilde (1860-1953) (b/w photo) by Otto Studio (19th-20th century); Bibliotheque Litteraire Jacques Doucet, Paris

SARTRE & BEAUVOIR, 1970. Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir speaking to reporters in Paris after their release from a police station

SARTRE & BEAUVOIR, 1964. French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and writer Simone Beauvoir having lunch at a cafe in Paris, 1964

Clara Zetkin / Speech
CLARA ZETKIN German Communist and Feminist at a political rally

Lawyer / Mlle Miropolski
WOMAN DEFENDS WOMAN: THE LEGAL FEMINIST Lady Lawyer, Mlle. Miropolsky pleading the case of a client in the Paris Law Courts. Date: 1908

Suffragette - Womens Rights - Bloomerism
A woman wearing bloomers is stopped by a Policeman from entering a Ladies Public Toilet as she is wearing bloomers, which PC Plod views as unsuitable for a lady! Date: 1913

WHITE HOUSE: SUFFRAGETTES. Women suffragettes picketing in front of the White House, Washington, D. C. 1917
WHITE HOUSE: SUFFRAGETTES. Women suffragettes picketing in front of the White House, Washington, D.C. 1917

Barred from Womens Lecture for wearing bloomers
A woman wearing bloomers is stopped by a Vicar from entering a Lecture (for Women Only !) as she is wearing bloomers, which Rev Self Righteous views as totally unsuitable for a lady! Date: 1911

Arrest of Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst in Victoria Street, 13th February 1908 (b / w photo)
XJF996613 Arrest of Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst in Victoria Street, 13th February 1908 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Lydia Pinkham Co. advertisement, 1923 (b / w photo)
SLS249199 Lydia Pinkham Co. advertisement, 1923 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute

HELEN GURLEY BROWN (1922-2012). American author and magazine editor. Photograph by John Bottega, 1964

The Honourable Mrs. Caroline Norton and her Sisters, c. 1847 (oil on canvas)
MAN430854 The Honourable Mrs. Caroline Norton and her Sisters, c.1847 (oil on canvas) by Etty, William (1787-1849); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton (1808-77)

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)

ALICE PAUL (1885-1977). American social reformer and founder of the National Womens Party. Photograph, c1918

ADA NEGRI Italian teacher and writer, publishing poems and political, mystical and feminist works

Why not go the limit? For the benefit of those ladies who ask the right to smoke in
1078685 Why not go the limit? For the benefit of those ladies who ask the right to smoke in public, 1908 (colour litho) by Dart

Mabel Tuke, Joint Honourary Secretary of the Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU), c1908. Mabel Tuke (1871-1962), also known as Pansy

Sarah Grand, Irish feminist writer
Sarah Grand (real name Frances Elizabeth Bellenden Clarke, 1854-1922), Irish feminist writer. circa 1900

Equal Rights Campaign
Campaign for equal rights for women. The woman speaking is unidentified, but may be Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, Bengals Joan of Arc. Freedom movement in India

Mary Eleanor Gawthorpe (1881-1973) c. 1909 (b / w photo)
XJF996599 Mary Eleanor Gawthorpe (1881-1973) c.1909 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British suffragette, socialist, trade unionist and editor)

Clara Zetkin / Ils 1900
CLARA ZETKIN German Socialist and Feminist at the Paris Socialist Congress in 1900

John Stuart Mill, 1873 (oil on canvas)
XJF407368 John Stuart Mill, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Watts, George Frederick (1817-1904); 66 x 53.3 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London

Jane Austen (1775-1817) illustration from Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women
KW331580 Jane Austen (1775-1817) illustration from Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women, published 1897 (engraving) (later colouration) by English School

Women trying to vote at New York polling station, 1871
Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927), noted American feminist, with her sister Jennie Claflin, try to vote in the New York election of 1871, but are turned away

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

Women's cricket (b/w photo)
8664239 Women's cricket (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Will there soon be ladies at Lord's? Women's team playing cricket)

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)

Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) American feminist and champion of dress reform
530648 Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) American feminist and champion of dress reform. The style of dress for women she designed and wore

Portrait of Leonie Rouzade, (Engraving)
5914064 Portrait of Leonie Rouzade, (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Leonie Rouzade, born Louise-Leonie Camusat (1839-1916) - French feminist, politician

Emilia Francis, Lady Dilke, nee Strong, 1840-1904
5614250 Emilia Francis, Lady Dilke, nee Strong, 1840-1904; (add.info.: Emilia Francis, Lady Dilke, nee Strong, 1840-1904. English author, art historian, feminist and trade unionist)

The modern women, role reversal, 1894
3479885 The modern women, role reversal, 1894; (add.info.: The modern women, role reversal, 1894.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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)

Arrest of British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst while protesting outside Buckingham Palace, 1914 (b/w photo)
8626515 Arrest of British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst while protesting outside Buckingham Palace, 1914 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827-1890) British advocate of female suffrage, editor of Women's Suffrage Journal 1870-90
532011 Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827-1890) British advocate of female suffrage, editor of Women's Suffrage Journal 1870-90

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

Police officer protecting the children of Winston Churchill and their nurse after kidnap threats made by suffragettes
8626514 Police officer protecting the children of Winston Churchill and their nurse after kidnap threats made by suffragettes, 1913 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Suffragettes protesting outside Buckingham Palace, 1914 (b/w photo)
8626510 Suffragettes protesting outside Buckingham Palace, 1914 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suffragettes protesting outside Buckingham Palace)

Lady Astor, first British female Member of Parliament, visiting Bedford College, London, 1925 (b/w photo)
8626460 Lady Astor, first British female Member of Parliament, visiting Bedford College, London, 1925 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Astor)

Gertrud Bumer
3078267 Gertrud Bumer; (add.info.: Portrait is Gertrud Bumer (1873-1954) a German politician and civil rights feminist movement. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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

Louise Otto-Peters, German writer, suffragist and women's rights activist (b/w photo)
8626414 Louise Otto-Peters, German writer, suffragist and women's rights activist (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) American feminist and champion of dress reform, wearing her new dress for women
530649 Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) American feminist and champion of dress reform, wearing her new dress for women. This was the original from which Rational cycling dress for women grew

Suffragist march, London, 1908 (b/w photo)
8626531 Suffragist march, London, 1908 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suffragist march, London, 13 June 1908)

Suffragettes outside Bow Street Magistrates' Court, London, 1912 (b/w photo)
8626516 Suffragettes outside Bow Street Magistrates' Court, London, 1912 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Suffragettes protesting outside Buckingham Palace, 1914 (b/w photo)
8626508 Suffragettes protesting outside Buckingham Palace, 1914 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suffragettes protesting outside Buckingham Palace)

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

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"Feminist Icons Through Time: From Sartre and Beauvoir to Suffragettes and Beyond" In 1970, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir made headlines when they were released from a Parisian police station after distributing the banned leftist publication, La cause du Peuple. These intellectual powerhouses not only challenged societal norms but also played a significant role in shaping feminist discourse. Back in 1964, the dynamic duo was captured enjoying lunch at a Paris café. Their partnership extended beyond personal connections as they both contributed immensely to feminist theory. Sartre's existentialism philosophy intertwined with Beauvoir's groundbreaking work on gender inequality laid the foundation for modern feminism. The fight for women's rights has deep historical roots that go back even further than Sartre and Beauvoir. Clara Zetkin's powerful speeches ignited conversations about suffrage, while courageous suffragettes picketed outside the White House in 1917 demanding equality. Even fashion became an avenue of protest as bloomers symbolized defiance against societal expectations imposed on women. Mlle Miropolski faced discrimination when barred from delivering a lecture simply because she wore these unconventional garments. Advertisements like Lydia Pinkham Co. 's 1923 campaign showcased how women were breaking free from traditional roles by embracing their own choices. The ad encouraged ladies to "go the limit" by advocating for their right to smoke freely—a small yet significant step towards liberation. Helen Gurley Brown, American author and magazine editor extraordinaire, shattered glass ceilings through her iconic book "Sex and the Single Girl. " Her unapologetic approach empowered countless women to embrace their sexuality without shame or judgment. Alice Paul founded the National Women's Party—an organization dedicated solely to advancing women's rights—leaving an indelible mark on history. Her unwavering determination led to monumental achievements such as securing voting rights for American women through the Nineteenth Amendment.