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Portraits of campaigners for womens rights
Portraits of various campaigners for womens rights, who led a Suffragist Procession on 13 June 1908 from the Embankment to the Albert Hall: Charlotte Despard (Leader of the Womens Freedom League), Lady Henry Somerset (who delivered a speech at the Albert Hall), the Rev Dr Anna Howard Shaw (Leader of the American Suffragists), Mrs Israel Zangwill (writer), Lady Frances Balfour (President of the London Union for Womens Suffrage), Miss Beatrice Harraden (writer), Miss Cicely Hamilton (playwright), Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (first woman physician), Mrs Ayrton (electrical engineer), and Mrs Alfred Lyttelton (playwright). They are pictured together with banners commemorating heroic women throughout the ages, including Boadicea, St Teresa, Angelica Kaufmann, Sarah Siddons and Queen Victoria. Date: 1908
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Anderson Anna Ayrton Balfour Banners Barbara Beatrice Campaign Campaigners Charlotte Cicely Democracy Despard Edith Embankment Frances Freedom Garrett Hamilton Heroic Howard Israel League Lyttelton Militant Personalities Procession Shaw Somerset Speech Suffrage Suffragette Suffragist Suffragists Votes Zangwill Albert Elizabeth Harraden Rights
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This photograph captures a historic moment in the women's suffrage movement, as prominent campaigners gathered for the Suffragist Procession on 13 June 1908. The image features an impressive lineup of influential personalities who led the way for women's rights, including Charlotte Despard, Leader of the Women's Freedom League; Lady Henry Somerset, who delivered a speech at the Albert Hall; the Rev Dr Anna Howard Shaw, Leader of the American Suffragists; Mrs Israel Zangwill, writer; Lady Frances Balfour, President of the London Union for Women's Suffrage; Miss Beatrice Harraden, writer; Miss Cicely Hamilton, playwright; Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the first woman physician; Mrs Ayrton, electrical engineer; and Mrs Alfred Lyttelton, playwright. The women are depicted with banners commemorating heroic women throughout the ages, such as Boadicea, St Teresa, Angelica Kaufmann, Sarah Siddons, and Queen Victoria. Their determined expressions and militant demeanor reflect the strength and resolve of these pioneering figures who fought tirelessly for the right to vote and contribute to democracy as equal citizens. This poignant image offers a glimpse into the rich history of the women's suffrage movement during the Edwardian era.
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