Women’s Suffrage movement collection

A selection of mainly modern postcards with designs reflecting the aims and actions of the Women’s Suffrage Movement and memorialising some of the heroines of the movement, including a selection of Library of Congress and other museums' postcards showing examples of magazine and poster artwork in support of the Women’s Suffrage movement as well as pictures of important figures in the movement.

Postcards

  • PC_LoC02Poster design by Duncan Grant (1885-1978) Joint winner in the British Artists’ Suffrage League poster competition 1909
  • PC_LoC06Illustration for cover of Life (20th February 1913) “We Want Our Rights” by Rea Irvin (1881-1972) depicting Susan B Anthony armed with an umbrella
  • PC_LoC01Illustration for Puck (14th March 1914) by Gordon Grant (1875-1962) Original caption reads: “Giddap! Friendly Farmer - Can’t I give you a lift, girls? Suffragette “General” - You can, sir, by voting for the Cause!"
  • PC_LoC03“1776 - Retouching an Old Masterpiece - 1915" Cover for Life (1st July 1915) by Paul Stahr (1883-1953)
  • PC_LoC05Illustration for cover of Life 19th August 1920 “What next?” by Rea Irvin (1881-1972) after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
  • PC_LoC04Official programme for the Woman Suffrage Procession, Washington DC 3rd March 1913 Design by Benjamin M Dale (1889-1951)
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  • PC_MofL03Unused postcard with poster design “Franchise Villa” One of a number of posters designed and printed at the Suffrage Atelier, Stanlake Villas, Shepherd’s Bush
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  • PC_SG-M5041_Suffrage
  • PC_Suffrage07 (1)Unused modern postcard - Pub: Athena (9130) Design from a sheet music cover and advertisement for lecture on women’s rights
  • PC_LondonMuseum-Suffrage
  • PC_Suffrage-Aus100
  • PC_Suffrage-Leeds-deWagt
  • PC_Suffrage-NPG2360
  • PC_Suffrage-NPG3243
  • PC_Suffrage09
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  • PC_Comic-Suffrage01
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  • PC_ArtTone1295-SwanksPostcard franked Horsham 1920 - Suffragette theme by Swanks (?) ArtTone series no 1295 Pub: Regent Publishing Co Ltd, London
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  • PC_Suffrage06
  • PC_Suffrage08
  • PC_Suffrage01
  • PC_Suffrage02