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Sylvia Collection

"Sylvia Pankhurst: A Trailblazing Suffragette and Advocate for Women's Rights" Sylvia Pankhurst, a prominent figure in the suffragette movement

Background imageSylvia Collection: Suffragette W. S. P. U Holloway Brooch

Suffragette W. S. P. U Holloway Brooch
The Holloway Brooch, designed by Sylvia Pankhurst, for presentation to W.S.P.U released prisoners. It depicts the portcullis symbol of the House of Commons with chains and broad arrows in purple

Background imageSylvia Collection: Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge Sylvia Pankhurst

Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge Sylvia Pankhurst
Badge issued by the Womens Social & Political Union with design by Sylvia Pankhurst. This circular tin badge in purple, green and white, shows a young woman

Background imageSylvia Collection: Leading Suffragettes

Leading Suffragettes
Five leading suffragettes: (from left) Lady Constance Lytton, Annie Kenney, Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Christabel Pankhurst and Sylvia Pankhurst

Background imageSylvia Collection: Suffragette Militant Arrested Mary Phillips

Suffragette Militant Arrested Mary Phillips. A woman, flanked by two policemen, with mounted officer in front, is led down a London Street

Background imageSylvia Collection: Sylvia Pankhurst Suffragette

Sylvia Pankhurst Suffragette. Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960) portrait. Sylvia Pankhurst wearing a thick fur coat. Date: circa 1906

Background imageSylvia Collection: Suffragettes Pankhurst and Gawthorpe Rutland 1907

Suffragettes Pankhurst and Gawthorpe Rutland 1907
Christabel Pankhurst and Mary Gawthorpe in the Market Place, Uppingham, holding a meeting during the 1907 Rutland bye-election

Background imageSylvia Collection: Sylvia Pankhurst

Sylvia Pankhurst
SYLVIA PANKHURST artist & suffragette. Daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst & younger sister of Christabel, she was instrumental along with them in founding the WSPU

Background imageSylvia Collection: Sylvia Pankhurst Writing

Sylvia Pankhurst Writing
SYLVIA PANKHURST sitting at her desk writing a letter

Background imageSylvia Collection: Filming Thunderbirds

Filming Thunderbirds
Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Background imageSylvia Collection: Filming Thunderbirds

Filming Thunderbirds
Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Background imageSylvia Collection: Filming Thunderbirds

Filming Thunderbirds
Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Background imageSylvia Collection: Sylvia Thompson by Madame Yevonde

Sylvia Thompson by Madame Yevonde
Sylvia Thompson, Mrs Luling (1902 - 1968), English novelist, writer and public speaker photographed by Madame Yevonde. Date: 1931

Background imageSylvia Collection: A set of 8 lithographs - WWI era

A set of 8 lithographs - WWI era
A set of 8 lithographs in a folio. 1) Inscribed Private B. Miller, Queens Westminsters, out since 1914, 2) Inscribed Of the Labour Battalion, 3) A soldier reading a newspaper

Background imageSylvia Collection: ESTELLE SYLVIA PANKHURST (1882-1960). English suffragette, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst

ESTELLE SYLVIA PANKHURST (1882-1960). English suffragette, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst. Photograph, c1910

Background imageSylvia Collection: Picture No. 10893745

Picture No. 10893745
Whitethroat - with food in beak approaching its nest - May (Sylvia communis) Date:

Background imageSylvia Collection: Suffragette in Prison Cell

Suffragette in Prison Cell. A suffragette languishes in a bare prison cell. Captioned, Edie - A Good Suff! The drawing is initialed E.S.P - E. Sylvia Pankhurst? Date: circa 1909

Background imageSylvia Collection: Eurasian blackcap pair, Sylvia atricapilla, female in nest and male bringing food

Eurasian blackcap pair, Sylvia atricapilla, female in nest and male bringing food, and common whitethroat
FLO4597977 Eurasian blackcap pair, Sylvia atricapilla, female in nest and male bringing food, and common whitethroat. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Pardinel after a drawing by Edouard Travies

Background imageSylvia Collection: Garden warbler, Sylvia borin, common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus, and European stonechat

Garden warbler, Sylvia borin, common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus, and European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
FLO4598004 Garden warbler, Sylvia borin, common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus, and European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola

Background imageSylvia Collection: Blackcap (Sylviya atricapilla) male perched in blossom, Hungary, April

Blackcap (Sylviya atricapilla) male perched in blossom, Hungary, April

Background imageSylvia Collection: WW2 Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst - Womens War Emergency Council

WW2 Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst - Womens War Emergency Council
Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960) - (standing) presiding over the Womens War Emergency Council which she started immediately after the outbreak of WW2

Background imageSylvia Collection: Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) male in autumn with rose hips, central Finland, October

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) male in autumn with rose hips, central Finland, October

Background imageSylvia Collection: Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) female and two males huddling together for warmth before

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) female and two males huddling together for warmth before going to sleep, Finland, May

Background imageSylvia Collection: Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) male, singing, Sheffield, England, UK, April

Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) male, singing, Sheffield, England, UK, April

Background imageSylvia Collection: Suffragettes and Dog Cur Hardy

Suffragettes and Dog Cur Hardy. Suffragettes and a dog nicknamed Cur Hardy, a reference to Keir Hardie, the labour Politician and intimate friend of Sylvia Pankhurst. Date: circa 1908

Background imageSylvia Collection: Illustration, The train is just coming in now

Illustration, The train is just coming in now, said the little porter. Date: 1938

Background imageSylvia Collection: Illustration, In Nursery-Rhyme Land

Illustration, In Nursery-Rhyme Land - Why, all the people are alive, cried Betty. Date: 1938

Background imageSylvia Collection: Sylvia Sidney, American stage, screen and film actress

Sylvia Sidney, American stage, screen and film actress Date: 1937

Background imageSylvia Collection: Homestall, Sussex

Homestall, Sussex
Horse breeder J. A. Dewar at his home and establishment Homestall in Sussex. Date: 1931

Background imageSylvia Collection: Wedding Guests

Wedding Guests
Virginia Gilliat, later Lady Sykes (1916-1970), Deborah Mitford, later Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1920-2014) and Mrs Sylvia Ormsby-Gore (b. 1920) arriving at a wedding. Date: 1940

Background imageSylvia Collection: Goodwood Picnic

Goodwood Picnic
An alfresco luncheon party at Goodwood Races. Date: 1939

Background imageSylvia Collection: Photograph of J B Priestley and daughters. Captioned, Mr J B Priestley, with two of his daughters

Photograph of J B Priestley and daughters. Captioned, Mr J B Priestley, with two of his daughters, Sylvia and Mary, taken in the garden of his house at Highgate'

Background imageSylvia Collection: Music cover, Cuckoo Waltz, sung by Sylvia Robin

Music cover, Cuckoo Waltz, sung by Sylvia Robin. Date: 1920

Background imageSylvia Collection: Sketches by Cecil Aldin, Time I Was Dead

Sketches by Cecil Aldin, Time I Was Dead
Sketches by Cecil Aldin in his autobiography, Time I Was Dead, showing Lady Sylvia Hesseltine Hunloke and George Belcher ARA (later RA) on horseback. Date: circa early 1930s

Background imageSylvia Collection: Suffragette in Prison Cell

Suffragette in Prison Cell. Cover illustration for Die Suffragettes by Kaethe Schirmacher (Alexander Duncker Verlag Weimar 1912) Based on a sketch made in Holloway Prison by Sylvia Pankhurst

Background imageSylvia Collection: Sylvia Syms, English actress, in demonstration

Sylvia Syms, English actress, in demonstration
Sylvia Syms (b 1934), English actress, seen here taking part in a demonstration against the Apartheid Movement in South Africa

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, Washington State, Fall City black and white two bike riders along Neal Rd. S. E

USA, Washington State, Fall City black and white two bike riders along Neal Rd. S. E. Date: 22-10-2020
USA, Washington State, Fall City black and white two bike riders along Neal Rd. S.E. Date: 22-10-2020

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, Washington State, North Bend black and White maple tree lined driveway Date: 22-10-2020

USA, Washington State, North Bend black and White maple tree lined driveway Date: 22-10-2020

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, Washington State, Bellevue Pine tree close up and tree trunk Date: 12-10-2019

USA, Washington State, Bellevue Pine tree close up and tree trunk Date: 12-10-2019

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, Washington State, Preston Evergreens and Cottonwood trees lifting fog on hillside

USA, Washington State, Preston Evergreens and Cottonwood trees lifting fog on hillside. Date: 15-09-2020

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, Washington State, Eastern Washington fluffy seed head of Salsify dandelion Date: 22-06-2020

USA, Washington State, Eastern Washington fluffy seed head of Salsify dandelion Date: 22-06-2020

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, Washington State, Pomeroy. Colorful old building with arched windows

USA, Washington State, Pomeroy. Colorful old building with arched windows and doorway with scale Date: 04-06-2020

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, Washington State, Pacific Northwest Sammamish trail along Yellow Lake Date: 23-04-2020

USA, Washington State, Pacific Northwest Sammamish trail along Yellow Lake Date: 23-04-2020

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, Washington State, Fall City wild cherry springtime blooming Date: 16-04-2020

USA, Washington State, Fall City wild cherry springtime blooming Date: 16-04-2020

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, Washington State, Fall City Cottonwoods just budding out in the spring along the Snoqualmie

USA, Washington State, Fall City Cottonwoods just budding out in the spring along the Snoqualmie River Date: 11-04-2020

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, Washington State, Fall City, Springtime cherry trees blooming along Snoqualmie River

USA, Washington State, Fall City, Springtime cherry trees blooming along Snoqualmie River. Date: 23-03-2020

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, New England, Vermont tree-lined gravel road with Sugar Maple in Autumn Date: 08-10-2013

USA, New England, Vermont tree-lined gravel road with Sugar Maple in Autumn Date: 08-10-2013

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, New England, Vermont, Plymouth, Fall colors on hillside Date: 08-10-2013

USA, New England, Vermont, Plymouth, Fall colors on hillside Date: 08-10-2013

Background imageSylvia Collection: USA, New England, Vermont weather vane on top of wooden barn topped with horse Date: 08-10-2013

USA, New England, Vermont weather vane on top of wooden barn topped with horse Date: 08-10-2013



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"Sylvia Pankhurst: A Trailblazing Suffragette and Advocate for Women's Rights" Sylvia Pankhurst, a prominent figure in the suffragette movement, dedicated her life to fighting for gender equality. As a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (W. S. P. U), she proudly wore the suffragette badge as a symbol of her unwavering commitment. Her passion for women's rights was further exemplified by the iconic Holloway Brooch she donned. This brooch represented her time spent in prison alongside other leading suffragettes who fearlessly challenged societal norms. Not only known for her activism, Sylvia was also an accomplished writer. Through her powerful words, she advocated for change and inspired countless individuals to join the fight for suffrage. In 1907, Sylvia joined forces with fellow suffragettes Pankhurst and Gawthorpe Rutland to make their voices heard. Together, they organized events that brought attention to their cause and pushed boundaries within society. While many recognize Sylvia Pankhurst as a fierce advocate for women's rights, few may know about her unexpected involvement in pop culture. Surprisingly enough, she even had a role in filming Thunderbirds. This unexpected twist showcases how multifaceted Sylvia truly was – from activist to actress. Captured beautifully by Madame Yevonde through photography is "Sylvia Thompson, " an image that encapsulates both strength and determination. It serves as a reminder of Sylvia's resilience amidst adversity. However, not all battles were fought on screen or through art; some were fought on the front lines of protest. In one such instance, this militant suffragette faced arrest alongside Mary Phillips – yet another testament to her unwavering dedication towards achieving equal rights. Sylvia Pankhurst remains an influential figure whose legacy continues to inspire generations today. Her tireless efforts paved the way towards progress and remind us that the fight for gender equality is far from over.