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Suffragette Votes for Shell Motor Spirit
Suffragette Votes for Shell Motor Spirit. A suffragette on a platform, holding a petrol can declares, Votes for women, votes Shell Motor Spirit un-equalled. Date: circa 1909
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Declares Petrol Platform Shell Spirit Suffrage Suffragette Suffragettes Votes Rights
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This evocative photograph captures the spirit of the suffragette movement during the early 1900s, as a determined and passionate suffragette declares her support for women's suffrage and Shell Motor Spirit on a crowded platform. Dressed in the iconic purple, white, and green colors of the suffragette movement, she holds aloft a petrol can, symbolizing the power and energy that women were seeking to harness through their fight for the right to vote. The year is circa 1909, a pivotal period in the history of the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom. The suffragettes, led by organizations such as the Women's Social and Political Union, were using increasingly bold and disruptive tactics to draw attention to their cause. This photograph offers a rare glimpse into one of their public meetings, where women like this one spoke passionately about the need for women's suffrage and the importance of supporting companies that shared their values. Shell Motor Spirit, a leading fuel company of the time, was one such organization. The suffragettes saw the company's commitment to innovation and progress as a reflection of their own aspirations for women's rights. By aligning themselves with Shell Motor Spirit, they hoped to gain both publicity and financial support for their cause. This powerful image serves as a reminder of the courage and determination of the suffragettes, who fought tirelessly for women's suffrage and helped pave the way for the progress we have seen in gender equality since. It also highlights the complex and nuanced ways in which social and political movements intersected with commercial interests during this period of history.
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