Suffragist Collection

English suffragette, feminist newspaper, 1908. News seller, she is standing on the street not the pavement so as not to be arrested. The suffragettes published their own magazine / newspaper

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)

Suffragette Hyde Park Demonstration 1908. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst stands beside Mrs. Wolstenholme Elmy (1833-1918) Pioneer Suffragist then aged 75 yrs, in a Votes for Women sash

Ethel Snowden Suffragist. Ethel Snowden (1880-1951) portrait. Mrs. Philip Snowden, member of the N.U.W.S.S, married to Philip Snowden M.P

English suffragette feminist newpaper, 1908

Suffragette to Prison
Go home and wash the kid ! is the advice kindly given to a suffragist as she is led to prison by two policemen

First female to speak in the House of Commons
Margaret Travers Symons (1879 - after 1951), suffragette, the first woman to speak in the House of Commons, who made her way in after running past policeman, Mr Idris into the chamber

The Pseudonym and Antonym Libraries, 1895. Artist: Beardsley, Aubrey (1872?1898)
The Pseudonym and Antonym Libraries, 1895. From a private collection

ALICE PAUL (1885-1977). American social reformer and founder of the National Womens Party. Photograph, c1918

IDA B. WELLS (1862-1931). American journalist and reformer: oil over a photograph, n. d
IDA B. WELLS (1862-1931). American journalist and reformer: oil over a photograph, n.d

HELEN KELLER (1880-1968). American author and lecturer. Photographed in 1905

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)

Lucretia (Coffin) Mott, American social reformer
NWI4950123 Lucretia (Coffin) Mott, American social reformer.; (add.info.: Lucretia (Coffin) Mott, American social reformer.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Frances Willard
3585877 Frances Willard; (add.info.: Portrait of Frances Willard (1839-1898) an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Lydia Maria Child portrait
NWI4950529 Lydia Maria Child portrait.; (add.info.: Lydia Maria Child portrait.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, with her autograph
NWI4950451 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, with her autograph.; (add.info.: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, with her autograph.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

The London County Council
5307240 The London County Council.; (add.info.: Political cartoon commenting on the London County Council constituted by the Local Government Act of 1888)

Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), 1912
1128831 Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), 1912; Private Collection.

1776 - Retouching an Old Masterpiece - 1915, Life magazine cover, 1st July 1915 (colour litho)
3709799 1776 - Retouching an Old Masterpiece - 1915, Life magazine cover, 1st July 1915 (colour litho) by Stahr, Paul C. (1883-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mrs. Jas. Lees Laidlaw, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Jas. Lees Laidlaw, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Harriet Burton Laidlaw (1873-1949) a suffragist and reformer who was married to James Lees Laidlaw.

Harriet Post, Marie Canfield, Miss [Camilla] Morgan, Catherine Porter, Laura Canfield..., Dec 1914
Harriet Post, Marie Canfield, Miss [Camilla] Morgan, Catherine Porter, Laura Canfield, Muriel Winthrop, and Margaret Andrews, 12 Dec 1914 (date created or published later)

Milholland, Inez (Mrs. Eugene Boissevain), with dog, portrait photograph, 1914. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Milholland, Inez (Mrs. Eugene Boissevain), with dog, portrait photograph, 1914

Milholland, Inez (Mrs. Eugene Boissevain), portrait photograph, 1914. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Milholland, Inez (Mrs. Eugene Boissevain), portrait photograph, 1914

Milholland, Inez (Mrs. Eugene Boissevain), portrait photograph, 1914. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Milholland, Inez (Mrs. Eugene Boissevain), portrait photograph, 1914

Scene from Sanctuary, A Bird Masque, by Percy MacKaye, in rehearsal for first...New Hampshire, 1913
Scene from Sanctuary, A Bird Masque, by Percy MacKaye, in rehearsal for first performance at the Meriden Bird Club sanctuary dedication in New Hampshire, 1913 Sept

Miss Pollitzer, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 24. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Pollitzer, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 24. Possibly a portrait of American photographer and suffragist Anita Lily Pollitzer, who lived with painter Georgia O'Keeffe

Miss Pollitzer, portrait photograph, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Pollitzer, portrait photograph, 1918 or 1919. Possibly a portrait of American photographer and suffragist Anita Lily Pollitzer, who lived with painter Georgia O'Keeffe

Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Target Practice, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Target Practice, 1913
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Target Practice, 1913. American suffragist leader and writer Addie Worth Bagley Daniels leaving the Mayflower with her husband Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the US Navy

Mrs. Josephus Daniels, with Sec. Daniels Boarding Mayflower. Allied Commission, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, with Sec. Daniels Boarding Mayflower. Allied Commission, 1917. American suffragist leader and writer Addie Worth Bagley Daniels with her husband Josephus Daniels

Mrs. Josephus Daniels - Mrs. Woodrow Wilson First Breakfast, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs
Mrs. Josephus Daniels - Mrs. Woodrow Wilson First Breakfast, 1913. American suffragist leader and writer Addie Worth Bagley Daniels

Mrs. Rheta C. Dorr, Suffragist, with First Edition of The Suffragist, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. Rheta C
Mrs. Rheta C. Dorr, Suffragist, with First Edition of The Suffragist, 1913. American journalist, writer, and political activist, the first editor of the influential newspaper, The Suffragist

Mrs. Rheta C. Dorr, Suffragist, with First Edition of The Suffragist, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. Rheta C
Mrs. Rheta C. Dorr, Suffragist, with First Edition of The Suffragist, 1913. American journalist, writer, and political activist, the first editor of the influential newspaper, The Suffragist

Edna Dixon, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Edna Dixon, 1917. American activist, suffragist and teacher

Repoussée... une porte me reste ouverte... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Repoussee... une porte me reste ouverte... 19th century. Socialist women - pushed back... a door remains open to me

Alice Paul, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Alice Paul, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Alice Paul, 1917. American Quaker, suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist - one of the leaders of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S

Press Correspondents with Lillian Wald And Jane Addams, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Press Correspondents with Lillian Wald And Jane Addams, 1916. Activists and campaigners for women's suffrage

Todd, Helen, portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Todd, Helen, portrait photograph, 1913

Todd, Helen, portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Todd, Helen, portrait photograph, 1913

Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914
Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Daughter of US President Woodrow Wilson with her husband Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. professor at Harvard Law School and High Commissioner of the Philippines

Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914
Francis B. Sayre with Jessie Wilson, 1914. Daughter of US President Woodrow Wilson with her husband Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. professor at Harvard Law School and High Commissioner of the Philippines

Mrs. Helen L. Grenfell, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. Helen L. Grenfell, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mrs. Helen L. Grenfell, 1914. Educator and suffragist, Superintendent of Public Instruction for Colorado

Mrs. Helen L. Grenfell, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. Helen L. Grenfell, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mrs. Helen L. Grenfell, 1914. Educator and suffragist, Superintendent of Public Instruction for Colorado

Mrs. John B. Henderson, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. John B. Henderson, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mrs. John B. Henderson, 1913. American author and social activist Mary Foote Henderson, campaigner for women's suffrage, temperance and vegetarianism

Sallie Hovey, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Sallie Hovey, 1917. American suffragist Sallie W. Hovey was Chair of the New Hampshire National Woman's Party

Clark, Miss, portrait photograph, 1928 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Clark, Miss, portrait photograph, 1928

Miss Hazel MacKaye, playwright, right, with Miss Glenna Tinnen, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Hazel MacKaye, playwright, right, with Miss Glenna Tinnen, 1913. MacKaye helped present a series of pageants in support of women's suffrage

Martin, Anne Henrietta. National Chairman, National Women [sic] Party, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Anne Henrietta Martin, National Chairman, National Woman's Party, 1917. Activist, suffragist, pacifist, author; first national chair of the NWP in 1916; first woman to run for the United States

Suffragists Mrs. R. M. McLennan and Mrs. R.C. Burleson, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Suffragists Mrs. R. M
Suffragists Mrs. Russell M. McLennan and Mrs. R.C. Burleson, 1913

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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.