Equality Collection

OLYMPIC GAMES, 1968. American runners Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos (right) showing the Black Power salute during the medal ceremonies at the Olympic Games in Mexico City

First women barristers, 1921
The first women barristers, 1921. Miss Fay Kyle is pictured on the left, with Miss A.K.S Deverell. Date: 1921

Seven women police officers in netball team
Seven women police officers in the 1954 Met Police netball team, posing with a ball and a netball post. They include Heather Walker, Nora Blacklock, June Barrett and Pat Stacke. Date: 1954

Police dog attacking a young black man during the Youth Mass Demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama, spring 1963
CIVIL RIGHTS, 1963. Police dog attacking a young black man during the Youth Mass Demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama, spring 1963

Four early women police officers in uniform, WW1
Four early women police officers in uniform, in the street outside the Women Police Service building, London, on duty during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

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 demonstration. 21st May 1906

Ladies Football, 1894
The lady footballers: an anticipation. The Sketch anticipates the brave new world of women footballers: a good looking goalkeeper recieves much attention

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

French poster, The Future Lies in Socialism
A French poster which declares that The Future Lies in Socialism, showing men who have fought in the First World War facing up to the octopus monster of commercialism, foreign gold

Tarot Card 2 - La Papesse (The Female Pope)
Pope Joan or Joanna depicted on a tarot card. Pope Joan was a legendary female pope, thought to have reigned for a time during the Middle Ages, but probably a fabrication

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

Inspector Alice B Clayden and her brothers, London
Woman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, with her three brothers (together with Sergeant Henry Pegler) in the yard of Crawford Place Police Station, London W1 -- the brothers are

Woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, London
A woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, at Kennington, London, wearing belted jacket (summer uniform), helmet with badge, white shirt and tie, and duty armband. Date: 1933

Advertisement for the Western Electric vacuum cleaner with a women patiently cleaning the carpet around her snoozing husband. Lets hope that cigarette falls into his lap and wakes him up. Date: c.1924

Trevor Phillips, TV presenter and equal rights executive
Trevor Phillips (b 1953), television executive and presenter, currently Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), previously the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE)

Woman police officer in self-defence exercise
Woman police officer (Moya Wood-Heath) taking part in a self-defence demonstration exercise at an outdoor event, watched by spectators. Date: circa early 1970s

Woman police officer attending an accident where a man appears to have fallen off a ladder. She is speaking into her hand-held radio. Date: circa 1970s

Woman police officer in new Surrey uniform
Woman police officer (Eileen Greenwood) in the new Surrey uniform introduced in 1973. The jacket was single-breasted with four buttons, and the hat was in black and white with a checked design

Woman police officer in Hartnell uniform, London
Woman police officer (Margaret Miles) in a London street, wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s

Two women police officers and woman with suitcase
Two women police officers (Jean Grasy and Margaret Findlay or Knight), one of them a sergeant, talking to a young woman with a suitcase on a London street. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1960s

Two women police officers in gas masks, London, WW2
Two women police officers in gas masks in London during the Second World War. One of them is Florence Bragg (joined November 1936). Date: 1940s

Woman police officer, Inspector Alice B Clayden, London
Woman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, London. She also had three brothers in the police force. In 1922, during the period of the so-called Geddes Axe when the government of the day

Inspector Alice B Clayden outside Buckingham Palace
Woman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, outside Buckingham Palace on 2 January 1928. Her brother Sergeant Alfred William Clayden (second from left)

Inspector Alice B Clayden outside Buckingham Palace
Woman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden (second from right), outside Buckingham Palace on 2 January 1928. Her brother Sergeant Alfred William Clayden (second from left)

Cartoon, Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis, or, the Vessel of the Constitution steered clear of the Rock of Democracy, and the Whirlpool of Arbitrary Power, by James Gillray

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)

Woman police officer Annie Matthews, Hyde Park, London
Woman police officer Annie Matthews (nickname Big Ben), on duty at the childrens lido in Hyde Park, London. Before joining the Met Police, Annie worked as a housemaid at Glamis Castle in Scotland

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

Votes for Women - policemen with a suffragette arrested in Hyde Park about 1912 Colourised photograph

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

Mrs Pat Dunn of Weymouth, training on Weymouths F. C
Mrs Pat Dunn of Weymouth, training on Weymouths F.C.s ground to keep fit pending full referee status. Pat Dunn was a pioneer of womens football

Woman police officer Kathleen Saville, London, WW2
Woman police officer Kathleen Saville (joined January 1940), on duty in London during the Second World War, seen here at a railway station helping a group of child evacuees find their train

Millicent Duncan, early woman police officer
Millicent Duncan, an early woman police officer. Date: 1910s

Edith Smith, first woman police officer in UK
Edith Smith, first woman police officer in the UK, working in the Grantham area. Date: circa 1915

Members of St Kilda Parliament, Isle of Harris, Scotland
Members of the St Kilda Parliament, Isle of Harris, Scotland. It was an informal, democratic group of men who met on a regular basis in the village street to agree on any work to be done

Integration Protest, Monroe, North Carolina. Photograph by Delcan Haun, August 1961
CIVIL RIGHTS, 1961. Integration Protest, Monroe, North Carolina. Photograph by Delcan Haun, August 1961

Score sheet for the song L Internationale, c. 1900 (colour litho)
CHT207089 Score sheet for the song L Internationale, c.1900 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

The Triumph of Labour (engraving)
5198658 The Triumph of Labour (engraving) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triumph of Labour)

Martin Luther King Jnr, American black civil rights campaigner, c1968
Martin Luther King Jnr (1929-68). American black civil rights campaigner. Assassinated, supposedly by James Earl Ray

Police sergeant with women in military uniform, WW1
Police sergeant standing in front of a car (or ambulance) with a group of women in military uniform, WW1. Date: 1914-1918

Liberty or Death
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity - or Death - the French citizen, though blindfolded, must make his choice !

Justice Personified
Justice holding scales to symbolise even-handedness, stability and equality

Woman Bird Cage 1929

Flight / Flying Girl
Pretty young aviatrix in a belted leather flight coat, leather gauntlets, helmet & goggles

Pope Joan or Joanna, legendary female pope
Pope Joan or Joanna, a legendary female pope, thought to have reigned for a time during the Middle Ages, but probably a fabrication, as there is no contemporary evidence

The first woman lawyer in France (colour litho)
2807877 The first woman lawyer in France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first woman lawyer in France)

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

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"Champions of Equality: A Journey Through History" In the midst of the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos took a stand that would reverberate through time. As they stood on the podium to receive their medals, they raised their fists in a powerful Black Power salute, demanding equality for all. Australian Peter Norman joined them by wearing an OPHR badge, showcasing solidarity across borders. Looking back further into history, we witness another pivotal moment for equality. In 1921, women barristers broke barriers as they entered the legal profession for the first time. Their determination paved the way for future generations to fight against gender discrimination. However, progress towards equality has not always been met with open arms. The haunting image of a police dog attacking a young black man during the Youth Mass Demonstration in Birmingham serves as a stark reminder of systemic racism that still plagues society today. The suffragette movement fought tirelessly for equal rights and representation. On May 21st, 1906, suffragettes took to the streets in protest, demanding voting rights and challenging societal norms head-on. Breaking stereotypes and shattering glass ceilings became evident when seven women police officers formed a netball team - showcasing strength both on and off duty. During World War I, four early women police officers donned uniforms and stepped into roles traditionally reserved for men - proving that gender should never be an obstacle to pursuing one's dreams. Throughout history, various movements have emerged advocating for women's rights; one such movement was Bloomerism. Women who dared to challenge societal expectations by wearing bloomers faced backlash but remained undeterred in their pursuit of freedom from restrictive clothing norms. The call for equality extends beyond gender disparities alone; it encompasses socioeconomic structures as well. French socialist posters boldly proclaimed "The Future Lies in Socialism, " emphasizing how true they are only be achieved through dismantling oppressive systems.