Suffragist Collection (page 7)

ELIZABETH SELDEN ROGERS (1868-1950). American reformer and suffragist. Photographed speaking in Washington D.C. March 1913

ALICE PAUL (1885-1977). American social reformer. Photographed c1920

SUFFRAGE CARTOON, c1919. Are Not Women Half the Nation? : American pro-suffrage cartoon, c1919

KELLER & BELL, 1894. Helen Keller (left) with her teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy, and Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone and teacher of the deaf. Photographed at Chautauqua, New York, 1894

Suffragettes chaining themselves to the Railings Outside Buckingham Palace, London
Police arrest Suffragettes who are chaining themselves to the railings outside Buckingham Palace, London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Royal Box in the grandstand at Hurst Park Racecourse burnt down by Suffragettes
circa 1910: The Royal Box in the grandstand at Hurst Park racecourse burnt down by suffragettes. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst ( died 14 June 1928 ), adopted conservative candidate, for Whitechapel and St Georges District 14 February 1927

(c1817-1895). American abolitionist and writer. Oil over a daguerreotype, c1855
FREDERICK DOUGLASS (c1817-1895). American abolitionist and writer. Oil over a daguerreotype, c1855

SUFFRAGE CARTOON, 1884. Out in the Cold. A woman and a Chinese man are locked out of the polls, while in Irishman and and an African American watch from inside

Suffragettes in New York City, 1911
Womens suffrage march on Fifth Avenue in New York, 1911. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Suffragettes in New York City, 1912
Suffragette marchers carrying portable speaker rostrums, New York City, 1912. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

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Laura Gordon and Susan B. Anthony escorted to speak in Cincinnati, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Suffragette parade leaders in New York City, 1912
Suffragette parade marshals assembled in Washington Square, New York City, 1912. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Millicent Garrett Fawcett, suffragist and early feminist, co-founder of Newnham College, Cambridge, and president of the moderate National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)

Eminent woman surgeon
Eminent Woman Surgeon, who is also an ardent Suffragist (to wounded Guardsman): " Do you know, your face is singularly familiar to me

Bertrand Russell, philosopher and author
Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and author. Outline of his policies in an election leaflet as suffragist candidate in the Wimbledon By-Election, 1907. Date: 1907

Beatrice Forbes-Robertson (1883 - 1967), English actress, lecturer, writer, and suffragist

Portraits of campaigners for womens rights
Portraits of various campaigners for womens rights, who led a Suffragist Procession on 13 June 1908 from the Embankment to the Albert Hall: Charlotte Despard (Leader of the Womens Freedom League)

Suffragist Frances Sterling. Frances Mary Sterling (1869-1943), member of the london Society for Womens Suffrage, joint Hon. Sec. of the N.U.W.S.S until 1911

Suffragist Lasy McLaren. Lady Laura McLaren (1854-1933) was active in the woman suffrage campaign for many years, member of the Womens Liberal Federation

Anti-Suffragist Demonstration 1912. The historic Great Demonstration Against Woman Suffrage, organised by the National League For Opposing Woman Suffrage, Royal Albert Hall, February 28th, 1912

Lillah McCarthy Suffragist. Miss Lillah McCarthy (1875-1970) portrait. Lillah McCarthy, actress and suffrage supporter. Played Justice in the first performance of Cicely Hamiltons Pageant of Great

Lady Frances Balfour Suffragist. Lady Frances Balfour (1858-1931) portrait. Aristocratic and dedicated worker for the cause of Womens Suffrage

Emmeline Pankhurst Imprisoned Leaders. Emmeline Pankhurst, Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence and Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, described as the Imprisoned Suffragist leaders May 22nd 1912

Suffragette The Anti-Suffragist. A view of the male Anti-Suffragist, the type who declares, Don t give votes to women, they have no BRAINS. Date: circa 1909

Suffragette Go Hang Yourselves. Two women view a campaigner for the franchise as So Un-Ladylike!! The suffragist with banners reading No taxation Without Representation and 190

Suffragette Male Suffragist Bravo. A man carrying a large votes for women petition is praised for his support for the cause. Entitled, Male Suffragist

The Anti-Suffragist. Depicts a butterfly refusing to emerge from its chrysalis. Verse by C.P. Stetson, (Charlotte Perkins Gilman) Illustrated by Ernestine Mills. Date: circa 1908

Suffragette, Suffragist Muzzle. Addressed to Suffragist who wears a skirt and jacket embroidered with broad prison arrows and a muzzle round her mouth

MAUD WOOD PARK (1871-1955). American suffragist and womens rights activist. With Ann Webster (right), departing from an international suffrage meeting in Rome. Photograph, 1923

PAULINE ADAMS (1874-1957). American suffragist. Wearing the uniform from Occoquan Workhouse, where she was imprisoned for picketing the White House. Photograph, c1918

SUFFRAGETTES, 1918. Lucy Branham burning a speech by President Woodrow Wilson during a National Womans Party pageant at the Lafayette statue in Washington, D.C. Photograph, 16 September 1918

ALICE PAUL (1885-1977). American social reformer and founder of the National Womens Party. Photograph, c1915

INEZ MILHOLLAND (1886-1916). American lawyer and suffragette. Preparing to lead the suffrage parade in Washington D.C. Photograph, 3 March 1913

JOY YOUNG (1891-1953). American suffragette. Photographed at the memorial for fellow suffragette Inez Milholland, 25 December 1916

SUFFRAGETTE, c1917. American suffragette Kate Heffelfinger upon her release from the Occoquan Workhouse in Washington D.C. after being jailed for protesting. Photograph, c1917

SUFFRAGETTES, 1913. Elizabeth Kent and other suffragettes passing out handbills promoting the Inaugural Suffrage Parade in Washington D.C. Photograph, January 1913

LUCY BRANHAM (1892-1966). American suffragist and leader of the National Womans Party. Photographed during Prison Special

SUFFRAGETTES, 1917. American suffragettes Florence Youmans and Annie Arniel being arrested while picketing in front of the White House. Photograph, June 1917

JEANNETTE RANKIN (1880-1973). American suffragist, pacifist, and first woman to hold national office. Photographed reading The Suffragist, c1917

MINA VAN WINKLE (1875-1933). American suffragist and social worker. Photograph, 1915

WOMENs RIGHTS RALLY. American social reformers Alice Paul (right) and Doris Stevens (second to right) with two others identified as Mrs. Colt and Mrs

CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT (1859-1947). Carrie Clinton Chapman Catt. American reformer and womens rights advocate. Photograph, early 20th century

TENNESSEE CELESTE CLAFLIN (1846-1923). American social reformer. Photograph, c1920

JANE ADDAMS (1860-1935). American social worker and cofounder of Hull House in Chicago. Photograph, c1920

ROSALIE GARDINER JONES (1883-1978). American socialite and suffragist. Jones changing the oil in a car, c1925

PAUL & BELMONT, 1923. American social reformer Alice Paul (left) with American socialite and suffragist Alva Belmont. Photograph, 1923

CONNERY & PAUL, 1925. Irish feminist Margaret Connery (left) with American social reformer Alice Paul. Photograph, 1925

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The suffragist movement in the early 20th century was a pivotal moment for women's rights and equality. English suffragettes, such as those involved in the feminist newspaper of 1908, were at the forefront of this fight. They used their platform to raise awareness and rally support for their cause. One notable event was the Suffragette Parade through New York City on May 3rd, 1913. Thousands of women took to the streets, demanding their right to vote and equal representation. Their determination and unity were awe-inspiring. Another significant demonstration occurred in Hyde Park in 1908 when suffragettes gathered to voice their demands for political enfranchisement. Among them was Ethel Snowden, a passionate advocate for women's rights who fearlessly fought alongside her fellow suffragists. The struggle faced by these brave women is captured beautifully in Aubrey Beardsley's artwork "The Pseudonym and Antonym Libraries" from 1895. It serves as a reminder of the obstacles they encountered on their journey towards equality. Notable figures like Ida B. Wells, Alice Paul, and Helen Keller also played crucial roles in advancing women's rights during this time period. Their contributions as journalists, social reformers, authors, and lecturers helped pave the way for future generations. Additionally, organizations like Women's Trade Union provided support networks for working-class women striving for better conditions within various industries. Katharine Louisa Russell (Viscountess Amberley) deserves special mention as an early advocate of birth control—a topic often overlooked during discussions about suffrage but integral to reproductive freedom.