Females Gallery

Bronte Sisters by Patrick Branwell Bronte

circa 1834: English writers Anne, Emily and Charlotte Bronte. Original Artwork: Painting by their brother, Patrick Branwell Bronte who painted himself among his sisters, but later removed the image so as not to clutter the picture. There is still an outline of his form in the pillar.
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Nosey Kids

10th August 1942: Nursery school children gather round a Chrysler car belonging to Mrs JG Winan, the wife of the US ambassador to Britain. Wynan has arrived to open a new Port of London Residential nursery at Sacombe Park, Ware. The nursery has been set up under the auspices of the Save The Children Fund and is financed by the Daughters of the American Revolution, an American fund-raising society. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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Two women preparing for show at Windmill Theatre 1939

Two women in tin helmets photographed as they prepare for a show at the Windmill Theatre. The Windmill Theatre, which today uses the motto "we never closed", had just reopened after its only compulsory state-enforced closure between 4th-16th September 1939. The Sphere comments on the "topical" nature of the performance the women were preparing for which featured tin hats and gas masks. Date: September 1939

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