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Campaigner Collection (#8)

"Champions of Change: A Glimpse into the Lives of Fearless Campaigners" Benjamin Lay, c. 1750-1758

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Johannes Bergsi Portrait Kaat Mossel Catharina

Johannes Bergsi Portrait Kaat Mossel Catharina
Johannes Bergsi, Portrait of Kaat Mossel Catharina Mulder (1723-1798), avid Rotterdams Orangist, portrait painting canvas linen oil

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Daniel O connell, Or D

Daniel O connell, Or D

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Susan McHugh - Gloria Hunniford attend woman of the year luncheon

Susan McHugh - Gloria Hunniford attend woman of the year luncheon, Monday 25th October 1993

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Sarojini Naidu (b / w photo)

Sarojini Naidu (b / w photo)
XJF354212 Sarojini Naidu (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Born Sarojini Chattopadhyaya (1879-1949) Child prodigy

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Mr Gladstone at Dalkeith

Mr Gladstone at Dalkeith
An elderly William Gladstone campaigning for a fourth term as Liberal Prime Minister (which he won) at Dalkeith during his tour of the Midlothian constituency

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Ep Thompson / Henry Grant

Ep Thompson / Henry Grant
EDWARD PALMER THOMPSON known as EP THOMPSON English social historian and peace campaigner

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Millicent Garrett Fawcett, suffragist

Millicent Garrett Fawcett, suffragist and early feminist, co-founder of Newnham College, Cambridge, and president of the moderate National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Victoria Woodhull in a dramatic court case

Victoria Woodhull in a dramatic court case
Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927), an American womens rights activist, involved in family row which leads to a dramatic court case

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Daniel O Connell, Irish patriot and political leader

Daniel O Connell, Irish patriot and political leader. O Connell (1775-1847) The Liberator, worked for Catholic emancipation which was granted by the British parliament in 1829

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Mohandas Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, 1906

Mohandas Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, 1906. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma - Great Soul) (1869-1948) left India in 1893

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Emmeline Pankhurst arrested by Superintendent Rolfe outside Buckingham Palace, London, May 1914

Emmeline Pankhurst arrested by Superintendent Rolfe outside Buckingham Palace, London, May 1914. Mrs Pankhurst (1857-1928) was trying to present a petition to the king

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette, early 20th century

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette, early 20th century. Born in Manchester from a Radical political background, Emmeline Goulden (1857-1928) married Dr Richard Pankhurst, the Red Doctor

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), Zionist leader, 1903

Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), Zionist leader, 1903. Herzl convened the first Zionist Congress, at Basel in 1897, formally establishing the Zionist movement which campaigned for the creation of a Jewish

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), Zionist leader

Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), Zionist leader. Herzl convened the first Zionist Congress, at Basel in 1897, formally establishing the Zionist movement which campaigned for the creation of a Jewish state

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Amelia Bloomer, American feminist and champion of dress reform, c1850s

Amelia Bloomer, American feminist and champion of dress reform, c1850s
Amelia Bloomer, American feminist and champion of dress reform, 1869. Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) pictured wearing her new dress for women

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Gandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Artist: Leonard Raven-Hill

Gandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Artist: Leonard Raven-Hill
Gandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul), Indian Nationalist leader

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Mohandas Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, on his way to Congress, 1932

Mohandas Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, on his way to Congress, 1932. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul)

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Votes for Women - Frederick Pethick-Lawrence as Suffragette

Votes for Women - Frederick Pethick-Lawrence as Suffragette
Votes for Women - Frederick Pethick-Lawrence (1871-1961), (husband of prominent campaigner Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence) dressed as Suffragette selling Votes for Women - the 24th November 1911 issue

Background imageCampaigner Collection: A portrait of an old Turkish Veteran Soldier with medals

A portrait of an old Turkish Veteran Soldier with medals Date: circa 1905

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Caricature of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Liberal politician

Caricature of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Liberal politician
Caricature of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet (1829-1906), Liberal politician, temperance campaigner and radical anti-imperialist

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Miall / Edward / Vfair 1871

Miall / Edward / Vfair 1871
EDWARD MIALL Nonconformist clergyman, journalist and Liberal MP, campaigner for the disestablishment of the Church of England Date: 1809 - 1881

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Mrs Ormiston Chant

Mrs Ormiston Chant
Laura Ormiston Dibbin Chant (848-1923, Banbury), English social reformer and writer, pictured in The Sketch magazine in 1894

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Yekaterina Konstatinovna Breshko-Breshkovskaya

Yekaterina Konstatinovna Breshko-Breshkovskaya
Yekaterina (Catherine) Konstatinovna Breshko-Breshkovskaya (1844-1934), nicknamed Babushka (Grandmother), Russian political campaigner who spent many years of exile in Siberia

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Suffrage Parliament M. P Woos Maiden

Suffrage Parliament M. P Woos Maiden
A Member of Parliament attempts to woo a Suffrage campaigner (Lydia Becker?) with the promise of a bill to secure Womens Franchise

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Suffragette Go Hang Yourselves

Suffragette Go Hang Yourselves. Two women view a campaigner for the franchise as So Un-Ladylike!! The suffragist with banners reading No taxation Without Representation and 190

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Suffragette, Not a Vote - a Bloke

Suffragette, Not a Vote - a Bloke. The newspaper boy heckles a suffragette campaigner, shouting, Its not a vote you want - Its a Bloke

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Mothers and children wait for admission to a Cecil House, Lo

Mothers and children wait for admission to a Cecil House, Lo
Mothers and children at one of the womens lodging houses known as Cecil Houses. The hostels, for homeless and vagrant women

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Mothers and children at a Cecil House, London

Mothers and children at a Cecil House, London
Mothers and children at one of the womens lodging houses known as Cecil Houses. The hostels, for homeless and vagrant women

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Robert Blatchford by Tom Hutt

Robert Blatchford by Tom Hutt
Caricature of Robert Blatchford (1851-1943), socialist campaigner, journalist and author. Founded the Manchester branch of the Fabian Society and launched the socialist paper, The Clarion

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Dr Marie Stopes presented at Court

Dr Marie Stopes presented at Court
Marie Stopes (1880-1958), Scottish author, palaeobotanist, campaigner for womens rights, and pioneer in the field of family planning pictured in court dress to be presented to King George V

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Georgina Weldon, campaigner, litigant and amateur singer

Georgina Weldon, campaigner, litigant and amateur singer
Georgina Weldon 1837-1914), campaigner against the lunacy laws, litigant and amateur singer. Her interest in spiritualism led her husband to try to prove that she was insane; she resisted being taken

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Dame Edith Lyttelton, writer, campaigner and spiritualist

Dame Edith Lyttelton, writer, campaigner and spiritualist
Dame Edith Sophy Lyttelton (nee Balfour, 1865-1948), writer, administrator, campaigner and spiritualist. She served as President of the Society for Psychical Research (1933-34)

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Cyclist in Plus Fours

Cyclist in Plus Fours
A cyclist wearing plus fours, stops to read the inscription on the sundial monument to daylight saving campaigner William Willet, Petts Wood, Chislehurst, Kent, England. Date: 1939

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Edward Miall

Edward Miall
EDWARD MIALL Nonconformist churchman, journalist and Liberal MP, campaigner for the disestablishment of the Church of England Date: 1809 - 1881

Background imageCampaigner Collection: An Adventurous Dog: regimental Jack, an Afghan Campaigner

An Adventurous Dog: regimental Jack, an Afghan Campaigner
An Adventurous Dog: " regimental Jack, " an Afghan Campaigner

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Scene at a Suffragette Demonstration (b / w photo)

Scene at a Suffragette Demonstration (b / w photo)
XJF417396 Scene at a Suffragette Demonstration (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: woman lying on the ground; ); English, out of copyright

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Rocheforts Whipping Boys, or how to make two hundred thousand francs, from the

Rocheforts Whipping Boys, or how to make two hundred thousand francs, from the
XIR386247 Rocheforts Whipping Boys, or how to make two hundred thousand francs, from the front page of the illustrated supplement of Le Petit Journal

Background imageCampaigner Collection: Charles J. Kickham (engraving)

Charles J. Kickham (engraving)
XJF373294 Charles J. Kickham (engraving) by Irish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Kickham (1828-82) Irish revolutionary, novelist, poet




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"Champions of Change: A Glimpse into the Lives of Fearless Campaigners" Benjamin Lay, c. 1750-1758. Creator: William Williams Benjamin Lay, a remarkable activist ahead of his time, fought tirelessly against slavery in the 18th century. His powerful words and unconventional methods challenged societal norms and inspired future generations to stand up for justice. Carl Sagan, US astronomer Beyond his groundbreaking contributions to astronomy, Carl Sagan was an ardent campaigner for scientific literacy and critical thinking. Through his popular TV series "Cosmos, " he ignited a passion for knowledge that continues to shape our understanding of the universe. George Lansbury Pamphlet, Smash Up the Workhouse George Lansbury's pamphlet "Smash Up the Workhouse" became a rallying cry for social reform during early 20th-century Britain. As an advocate for workers' rights and welfare reforms, he fearlessly confronted oppressive systems with unwavering determination. John Muir, c. 1917 from a 1909 photograph. Creator: Orlando Rouland John Muir's love affair with nature led him to become one of America's most influential environmental campaigners. His efforts played a pivotal role in establishing national parks like Yosemite and preserving natural wonders that continue to inspire awe today. Ivan Cooper (left), Chairman and founding member of the Derry Citizens Action Committee Ivan Cooper dedicated himself to fighting injustice during Northern Ireland's troubled times as chairman of the Derry Citizens Action Committee (DCAC). He played a crucial role in advocating civil rights while promoting peaceful protests amidst political turmoil. Lesley Abdela Lesley Abdela is an indefatigable campaigner who has championed women's empowerment globally throughout her career as an international gender consultant and strategist. Her tireless advocacy work has paved new paths for women's rights and gender equality.