Activist Collection (#9)

Emmeline Pankhurst addressing crowd, USA, 1911 (b/w photo)
5858525 Emmeline Pankhurst addressing crowd, USA, 1911 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Alice Paul, 1915 (b/w photo)
746443 Alice Paul, 1915 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977) American suffragist and women's rights activist

Lucy Burns, 1913 (b/w photo)
746437 Lucy Burns, 1913 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucy Burns (1879-1966) American suffragist and women's rights advocate

Women's Peace Parade shortly after Start of World War I, Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York, USA
5863174 Women's Peace Parade shortly after Start of World War I, Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York, USA, Bain News Service, August 29, 1914 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer

Woman Hanging No More War Signs on Military Artillery, USA, c. 1922 (b/w photo)
5974428 Woman Hanging No More War Signs on Military Artillery, USA, c.1922 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Roadside Picketers with Signs "No More War", USA, c. 1922 (b/w photo)
5974426 Roadside Picketers with Signs "No More War", USA, c. 1922 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Miss Lucy Burns in Occoquan Workhouse, Washington, 1917 (b/w photo)
746438 Miss Lucy Burns in Occoquan Workhouse, Washington, 1917 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

War Protesters, Washington DC, c. 1940 (b/w photo)
3964007 War Protesters, Washington DC, c.1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Mrs. Ernest Seton and Suffrage group, Washington DC, 1917 (b/w photo)
3964005 Mrs. Ernest Seton and Suffrage group, Washington DC, 1917 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Street Car advertising the Susan B. Anthony Pageant, 1915 (b/w photo)
3964103 Street Car advertising the Susan B. Anthony Pageant, 1915 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lucy Branham speaking during the National Woman's Party's "Prison Special" tour, 1919 (b/w photo)
5053981 Lucy Branham speaking during the National Woman's Party's "Prison Special" tour, 1919 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Suffrage descendants Peggy and Hope Anthony hold floral tributes in front of the Woman Suffrage Monument in the U. S
3709818 Suffrage descendants Peggy and Hope Anthony hold floral tributes in front of the Woman Suffrage Monument in the U.S

Police seize the banners of suffragists before they reach the U. S. Senate, 1918 (sepia photo)
5974483 Police seize the banners of suffragists before they reach the U.S. Senate, 1918 (sepia photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Frances Pepper (left) and Elizabeth Smith (right) Working in Office of The Suffragist, 1916 (sepia photo)
5974482 Frances Pepper (left) and Elizabeth Smith (right) Working in Office of The Suffragist, 1916 (sepia photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Woman holding poster, "Abolish Prohibition!", 1931 (b/w photo)
5052066 Woman holding poster, "Abolish Prohibition!", 1931 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jeanette Rankin leaving the White House during her first term of office, 1917 (b/w photo)
2920914 Jeanette Rankin leaving the White House during her first term of office, 1917 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jeanette Rankin arriving to be sworn into Congress, 1917 (b/w photo)
2920913 Jeanette Rankin arriving to be sworn into Congress, 1917 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jeanette Rankin, c. 1917 (b/w photo)
2920915 Jeanette Rankin, c.1917 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jeannette Pickering Rankin (1880-1973) from Montana was the first woman to serve in the U.S

The Revd Benjamin Waugh, 1839 - 1908. Victorian social reformer and campaigner who founded the UK charity NSPCC
2603474 The Revd Benjamin Waugh, 1839 - 1908. Victorian social reformer and campaigner who founded the UK charity NSPCC. From The Review of Reviews, published 1891 by English School, (19th century)

Helen Keller wearing graduation cap and gown, 1904 (b/w photo)
3499999 Helen Keller wearing graduation cap and gown, 1904 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 - June 1, 1968) was an American author

Suffragist outside the White House demanding passage of the 19th Amendment, 1917 (b/w photo)
3709816 Suffragist outside the White House demanding passage of the 19th Amendment, 1917 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Emmeline Pankhurst, 1927 (oil on canvas)
GIA4815813 Emmeline Pankhurst, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Brackenbury, Georgina A. (1866-1949) ; 78.7x61.6 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: Emmeline Pankhurst (15 July 1858 - 14 June 1928)

William C. "Colorado"Jewett, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Wm. C. " Colorado" Jewett, between 1855 and 1865. [Writer and journalist: advocate of peace during the American Civil War]

Landscape, Woods (#13) c. 1880 (graphite on paper)
7276750 Landscape, Woods (#13) c. 1880 (graphite on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 19.05x26.67 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA; (add.info.: An impressionistic)

Landscape with Log on the Beach (#40), c. 1880 (watercolor on paper)
7276738 Landscape with Log on the Beach (#40), c. 1880 (watercolor on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 15.24x24.77 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

Landscape (#1) c. 1880s (graphite on paper)
7276734 Landscape (#1) c. 1880s (graphite on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 16.51x24.13 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA; (add.info.: An impressionistic, realist)

Newport, Rhode Island (#13B) c. 1880s (graphite on paper)
7276733 Newport, Rhode Island (#13B) c. 1880s (graphite on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 13.97x21.59 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

Landscape, Rowboat and Cows (#57) C. 1880 (graphite on paper)
7276731 Landscape, Rowboat and Cows (#57) C. 1880 (graphite on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 13.97x22.86 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

Landscape w / Dock, Sea and Beach (#18), c. 1880 (watercolor on paper)
7276745 Landscape w/Dock, Sea and Beach (#18), c. 1880 (watercolor on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 13.02x24.77 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

Paradise Lost! or, The House of Commons and the Peri (colour litho)
3648222 Paradise Lost! or, The House of Commons and the Peri (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paradise Lost)

Landscape with Cattle, 1880 (oil on board)
7276741 Landscape with Cattle, 1880 (oil on board) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 24.13x35.56 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA; (add.info.: An impressionistic, realist)

Landscape with Path (#51), c. 1880s (charcoal on paper)
7276753 Landscape with Path (#51), c. 1880s (charcoal on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 22.23x21.59 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

Three Figures, Women in Bed (#66), c 1880s (graphite on paper)
7276749 Three Figures, Women in Bed (#66), c 1880s (graphite on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 19.69x21.59 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

Landscape, Woods (#36) c. 1880s (graphite on paper)
7276732 Landscape, Woods (#36) c. 1880s (graphite on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 16.51x22.86 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA; (add.info.: An impressionistic)

Landscape with roof tops behind trees (#49) c. 1880s (graphite on paper)
7276752 Landscape with roof tops behind trees (#49) c. 1880s (graphite on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 13.34x20.96 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

Lady with Bouquet, 1885 (oil on canvas)
7276743 Lady with Bouquet, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 85.09x59.69 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA; (add.info.: An impressionistic)

Landscape, 1883 (watercolor on paper)
7276742 Landscape, 1883 (watercolor on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 25.4x33.02 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA; (add.info.: An impressionistic, realist)

Landscape with Dock and Water (#37), c. 1880 (watercolor on paper)
7276740 Landscape with Dock and Water (#37), c. 1880 (watercolor on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 16.84x24.45 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

Landscape with Four Cows, c. 1880s (charcoal on paper)
7276739 Landscape with Four Cows, c. 1880s (charcoal on paper) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 14.61x21.59 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

Cows in Landscape, 1880 (oil on canvas)
7276730 Cows in Landscape, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Bannister, Edward Mitchell (1833-1901); 40.01x59.69 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA; (add.info.: An impressionistic, realist)

An Englishmans Home (colour litho)
964607 An Englishmans Home (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Englishmans Home. From Truth, 25 December 1909.); © Look and Learn

American women temperance campaigners attacking a saloon (colour litho)
2782181 American women temperance campaigners attacking a saloon (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Croisade Des Femmes Contre L Intemperance Aux Etats-Unis (engraving)
2783410 La Croisade Des Femmes Contre L Intemperance Aux Etats-Unis (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (engraving)
1731089 Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (25 October 1767 - 8 December 1830), or simply Benjamin Constant

The Irrepressible Suffragettes Create a Diversion in the Lobby, from an article entitled The Reassembling of Parliament
KAT323435 The Irrepressible Suffragettes Create a Diversion in the Lobby, from an article entitled The Reassembling of Parliament published in The Graphic, October 27th 1906 (litho) by Cleaver

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"Champions of Change: A Tribute to Activists Who Shaped History" From the fearless suffragettes like Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst, to the trailblazing civil rights activists such as Pauli Murray and Thurgood Marshall, this captivating image captures a mosaic of individuals who dedicated their lives to fighting for justice. In 1904, Eugene V. Debs and Ben Hanford proudly stood side by side on a campaign poster, representing the Socialist Party's unwavering commitment to equality and workers' rights. Their bold stance challenged societal norms and sparked conversations that would shape future generations. Fast forward half a century later, George E. C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, and James Nabrit Jr. , three brilliant attorneys from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), triumphantly celebrated their victory in Brown vs. Board of Education at the Supreme Court in Washington D. C. , forever dismantling segregation in schools. Rosa Luxemburg's indomitable spirit echoed throughout Germany as she fearlessly advocated for Marxist ideals during tumultuous times. Her legacy continues to inspire those who strive for social change even today. Ellen Cicely Wilkinson paved new paths as an influential British politician advocating for women's rights while Marguerite Durand / Losque tirelessly fought against gender inequality through journalism activism. Even pop singer Olivia Newton-John used her platform at just 22 years old to raise awareness about important causes close to her heart – proving that activism can come from unexpected places. The suffragette movement saw countless brave souls arrested time after time; their resilience captured vividly in a colorized photograph depicting policemen apprehending one courageous woman in Hyde Park around 1912. These arrests only fueled their determination further until they achieved votes for women. London became a hotbed of demonstrations where Tariq Ali emerged as a prominent figure – his words and actions resonating with those who sought to challenge the status quo.