Human Rights Collection

ANNA ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962). Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt holding a Universal Declaration of Human Rights poster at Lake Success, New York

Suffragette Parade through New York City, 3rd May 1913
3rd May 1913: Crowds line the sidewalks to watch a Womens Suffragette Movement march through New York City. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Declaration of Independence of the 13 United States of America of 1776, 1823 (copper
BAL10593 Declaration of Independence of the 13 United States of America of 1776, 1823 (copper engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

English suffragette feminist newpaper, 1908

Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature, 1868. Creator: Unknown
A carte-de-visite of sixty-four (64) so-called " Radical" members of the reconstructed South Carolina legislature after the Civil War

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

(Anna) Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) American humanitarian. Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of US President Franklin D Roosevelt

Womens Trade Union
circa 1913: Suffragettes carrying the banner of the Womens Trade Union League of New York on a Labour Day Parade through the city. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Working For Suffrage
circa 1913: A crowd of women representing the various professions on a Womens Suffrage Movement parade through New York City. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Canadian Museum of Human Rights (CMHR), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Human Rights, 1789 (poster)
8698417 Human Rights, 1789 (poster); Musee de L'Histoire Vivante, Montreuil, France; (add.info.: History. France, French Revolution. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen)

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) and her Daughter, Christabel (1880-1958), 1908 (b/w photo)
ILN149596 Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) and her Daughter, Christabel (1880-1958), 1908 (b/w photo); The Illustrated London News Picture Library, London

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)

Meeting at St James's Hall, 1880
3479934 Meeting at St James's Hall, 1880; (add.info.: Meeting at St James's Hall, London, to further the cause of Women's suffrage)

Women casting votes in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA (lithograph)
7243346 Women casting votes in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA (lithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women casting their vote at the polls in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, USA)

Woman's suffrage meeting in St James's Hall, 1885
3479932 Woman's suffrage meeting in St James's Hall, 1885; (add.info.: Woman's suffrage meeting in St James's Hall, London, 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Women's Suffrage, Female political emancipation, 1880
3479862 Women's Suffrage, Female political emancipation, 1880; (add.info.: Women's Suffrage, Female political emancipation.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst arrested and carried away by a policeman for leading suffragettes attempt to
534074 British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst arrested and carried away by a policeman for leading suffragettes attempt to present a petition to King George V at Buckingham Palace

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

A freemason early 20th century (postcard)
PCT5618008 A freemason early 20th century (postcard); (add.info.: A freemason, wearing only his apprentice's apron and holding a builder's trowel)

Arrest of suffragette Emmeline Goulden Pankhurst in London, 1914 (b/w photo)
FGL5492651 Arrest of suffragette Emmeline Goulden Pankhurst in London, 1914 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Arrest of suffragette Emmeline Goulden Pankhurst (1858-1928)

Women's Suffrage, 1884
3479933 Women's Suffrage, 1884; (add.info.: Women's Suffrage, 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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)

Votes for Women
2603914 Votes for Women; (add.info.: Votes for Women. The British Liberal Party speaking with two voices. Lewis Vernon Harcourt saying 'No votes for women' while on the other side of)

Emmeline Pankhurst, 1938 (b/w photo)
5323218 Emmeline Pankhurst, 1938 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Emmeline Pankhurst, nee Goulden, 1858-1928)

The fate of the women's suffrage bill, 1880
3479863 The fate of the women's suffrage bill, 1880; (add.info.: The fate of the women's suffrage bill. The Bill has been given the face of Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827-90)

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)

Reconstruction described as the reform of equal rights, 1868. Coloured engraving
NWI4958410 Reconstruction described as the reform of equal rights, 1868. Coloured engraving, based on an illustration by Thomas Nast

John Stuart Mill spoke in the house of commons in favour of Women's suffrage, 1867
3479864 John Stuart Mill spoke in the house of commons in favour of Women's suffrage, 1867; (add.info.: John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)

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)

Magna Carta (Great Charter) agreed by King John of England
2911198 Magna Carta (Great Charter) agreed by King John of England; (add.info.: Magna Carta (Great Charter) agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor

Suffrage Hay wagon, USA c.1910-5 (b/w photo)
1128830 Suffrage Hay wagon, USA c.1910-5 (b/w photo); Private Collection.

Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst, 1903 (photo)
3305193 Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst, 1903 (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst, DBE (1880 - 1958), was a suffragette born in Manchester, England

Emmeline Pankhurst being arrested outside Buckingham Palace in 1914 (b/w photo)
3058440 Emmeline Pankhurst being arrested outside Buckingham Palace in 1914 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Seen here being arrested)

Emmeline Pankhurst carrying a petition from the Third Women's Parliament to the Prime Minister on February 13th
STC321032 Emmeline Pankhurst carrying a petition from the Third Women's Parliament to the Prime Minister on February 13th

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 2020s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 2020s, (2023). Desmond Mpilo Tutu (1931-2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). African-American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr, 1960s, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr, 1960s, 2023. Dr King (1929-1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr, 1960s, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr, 1960s, 2023. Dr King (1929-1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr, 1960s, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr, 1960s, 2023. Dr King (1929-1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr, 1960s, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr, 1960s, 2023. Dr King (1929-1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). African-American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). African-American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott

Presenté et dedié a la convention National l'an 2 de la Republique, 1793. Creator: A. Duplessis
Presente et dedie a la convention National l'an 2 de la Republique, 1793

The Manchester Election: the Hustings in St. Anne's-Square, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Manchester Election: the Hustings in St. Anne's-Square, 1857. General election. The nomination of candidates for election to serve in the next Parliament as representatives of the city of

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"Champions of Equality: Tracing the Journey of Human Rights" In this captivating photograph from November 1949, we witness Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, an influential figure in American history and wife of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, holding a Universal Declaration poster at Lake Success, New York. Her determined gaze reflects her unwavering commitment to advocating for the rights and dignity of every individual. Traveling back in time to May 3rd, 1913, we find ourselves amidst the Suffragette Parade through the bustling streets of New York City. Women proudly march together with banners held high as they demand their right to vote – a pivotal moment in the fight for gender equality. A glimpse into history takes us even further back to 1908 when an English suffragette feminist newspaper was published. This publication served as a powerful platform for women's voices during a time when their opinions were often marginalized or silenced. The year is now 1863; uncertainty looms over America during its darkest hour. In "Waiting for the Hour, " an artwork created by unknown hands but attributed to William Tolman Carlton, we see individuals eagerly anticipating change and liberation from oppression – perhaps mirroring our longing for human rights today. Fast forward another century to 1823 when copper etchings immortalized the Declaration of Independence of the United States in all its revolutionary glory. These words laid down principles that would shape not only America but also inspire countless movements worldwide fighting against injustice and inequality. Turning our attention towards Radical Members of South Carolina Legislature captured in an image from 1868 by an anonymous creator, we witness brave individuals who dared challenge societal norms and work towards dismantling systemic discrimination – paving the way for future generations' pursuit of equal rights. Shifting gears momentarily to more recent times brings us face-to-face with Raymond Thomas Inquest Presser photographs repeated four times consecutively - reminding us that they can an ongoing battle that requires constant vigilance and unwavering dedication.