Emancipation Collection (#10)

Michael Thomas Sadler, 1780

Daniel O connell, Or D

The Eton Crop
" The Eton Crop - beloved of the moderns, detested by the old." Worn here by a Lucien Lelong mannequin. 1927

Flora Drummond WSPU Suffragettes prison Dress
Flora Drummond discusses tactics with members of the W.S.P.U in replica prison dress. Date: circa 1908

WW1 Munitions Worker
Mary the Maid of Munitions, in bonnet and overalls with munitions factory scene behind her. An attractive and sympathetic image. Date: circa 1916

Women WW1 Munitions Woolwich Arsenal
Interior of the Shell Factory at Woolwich Arsenal showing women workers and some men (supervisors?). The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, employed around 80, 000 people during the first World War

London - Kings Road, Chelsea - Whitelands College. A flagship womens college of the Church of England, it was the first college of higher education in the UK to admit women

Catholic Emancipation
A British battering Ram preparing the way for a Popish Bull - A satire on the pressure for Catholic emancipation, which led to an Act of Parliament in 1829

Women Duelling 19C
Women duelling with swords

Visiting The Sick, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Engraving 1806, Charles Fox Sitting In An Armchair, Obviously Ill. On One Side Of Him Is Mrs

Iran, Shiraz. Women praying

The Emancipated One. Portrait of Louise Aston (1814-1871), c. 1847. Found in the collection of Oberosterreichisches Landesmuseum

Womens Suffrage Demonstration on the Nevsky Prospect in Petrograd on March 8, 1917, 1917. Found in the collection of Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Suffragette. Private Collection

Woman with Flag, 1931. Private Collection

All-Russian League for Womens Equality, Vote for List No, 7, 1917
All-Russian League for Womens Equality. Vote for List No. 7, 1917. Private Collection

Between science and family, ca 1775. Artist: Kraus, Georg Melchior (1737-1806)
Between science and family, ca 1775. Found in the collection of Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

Woman suffrage, c. 1905. Artist: Cary (Rumsey), Evelyn (1855-1924)
Woman suffrage, c. 1905. From a private collection

Publisher. Childrens Books, 1894. Artist: Beardsley, Aubrey (1872?1898)
Publisher. Childrens Books, 1894. From a private collection

The New Woman, 1895. Artist: Morrow, Albert (1863-1927)
The New Woman, 1895. From a private collection

A Girl Student, 1890s. Artist: Savitsky, Konstantin Apollonovich (1844-1905)
A Girl Student, 1890s. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

A Girl Student, 1904. Artist: Myasoedov, Grigori Grigoryevich (1834-1911)
A Girl Student, 1904. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Museum, Poltava

The Way to Work, 1926. Artist: Buchholz, Fyodor Fyodorovich (1857-1942)
The Way to Work, 1926. From a private collection

Womens Freedom of Dress, 1840s. Artist: Grandville, Jean-Jacques (1803-1847)
Womens Freedom of Dress, 1840s. From a private collection

Alexander Herzen, Russian writer and thinker, 1861. Artist: Sergei Levitsky
Alexander Herzen, Russian writer and thinker, 1861. Herzen (1812-1870) is regarded as the father of Russian socialism. His philosophy

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

Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia from 1855, 1869. Artist: Coide
Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia from 1855, c1880. Known as The Liberator, Alexander emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

Picnic in a car at Brooklands
Two women enjoying a picnic from the backseat of a car at Brooklands, 1927. 1927

The Harem Skirt
Daring fashions for women in " The Sphere" magazine, 1927. The accompanying text scathingly declares that the Harem Skirt is " what we hope it will never be"

The Gartered Skirt
The gartered skirt, " the latest stunt costume", according to The Sphere magazine, which had the " merit of convenience, but the disadvantage of ugliness". 1927

A Flapper Girl
" A smart costume for sport from the centre of feminine fashion", presumably Paris. A highly modern outfit featured in an article in The Sphere

Suffragette Jessie Kenney WSPU
Jessie Kenney models the DX2 replica Holloway Prison badge and prison bonnet. Other women are seen sewing more badges and bonnets before the demonstration by the W.S.P.U. Date: circa 1908

Anti-Suffrage Cartoon Portrait
Cartoon of lady showing a portrait of a suffragette to John Bull who, unimpressed, remarks, You will excuse me if I laugh, wont you? Date: 1911

Anti-Suffrage Cartoon His Missus Voice
Shows Nipper the HMV dog, startled by the cry Votes for Women bellowing from the gramophone. Date: 1911

Women WW1 Womens Land Army
Front cover of The Land Girls Love Story by Bertha Ruck. The Land Girl shares a kiss with a man in Khaki, among the haystacks. Date: circa 1918

Women WW1 V. A. Ds
Cover of the book A V.A.D in France, by Olive Dent, illustration by Hassall. Date: 1917

Women WW1 W. A. A. C
Front cover of A Transport Girl in France. A Story of the Adventures of a W.A.A.C by Bessie Marchant. Date: circa 1920

Frances Ivens Scottish Womens Hospitals
Portrait of Frances Ivens (1870-1944), Chief Medical Officer of the Scottish Womens Hospitals unit at the Abbaye de Royaumont 1914-1919

Scottish Womens Hospitals Royaumont
A fleet of ambulances outside the Abbaye de Royaumont, France, where the Scottish Womens Hospitals based their first unit in 1914. They worked with the French Red Cross. Date: circa 1914

Mabel Tuke Suffragette
Portrait of Mabel kate Tuke (1871-1962), who from 1906 to 1914 was Hon. Sec. of the W.S.P.U. Date: circa 1912

Lady Constance Lytton Arrested
Lady Constance Lytton arrested for throwing a stone at the car carrying Sir Walter Runciman through Newcastle in October 1909. Date: 1909

Suffragette Emmeline Pethick Lawrence
Mrs. Pethick Lawrence waves to her supporters on her release from Holloway, 17th April 1909. Date: 1909

Suffragette Elsie Howley
Elsie Howey on horseback at the head of the procession celebrating the release of Emmeline Pethick Lawrence from prison, April 1909. Date: 1909

Womens Freedom League House of Commons
Members of the Womens Freedom League battle with police as they try to enter the House of Commons on 28th October 1908. Date: 1908

NUWSS Suffrage Committee Room
Exterior of the London Society for Womens Suffrage Committee rooms, displaying many pro-suffrage posters by the Artists Suffrage League. Date: circa 1911

Maud Arncliffe Sennett
Portrait of Maud Arncliffee Sennett (1862-1936) who was associated with several suffrage organisations including the W.S.P.U

Suffragette Mary Phillips Selling Votes for Women
Mary Phillips attempts to persuade a gent to purchase the suffragette paper. Date: circa 1908

Florence de Fonblanque Suffragist Pilgrimage
Portrait of Florence de Fornblanque (1864-1949). She organised the 1912 Womens March from Edinburgh to London. She founded the Qui Vive Corps in 1912. Date: 1912

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"Emancipation: A Journey of Liberation and Empowerment" In the roaring twenties, a flapper girl sits at a cocktail bar, embodying the spirit that swept through society. The world was changing, and women were claiming their place in it. Votes for women became a rallying cry from 1911 to 1913. Bertha Margaret Boye's artwork captures the determination and strength of suffragettes who fought tirelessly for equality. Their voices echoed through history as they gathered at Bow Street, united in their quest for freedom. But emancipation wasn't limited to political rights alone. Female jockeys fearlessly rode gentlemen like horses, breaking barriers in the male-dominated world of horse racing. They defied expectations and shattered stereotypes with every stride. Throughout time, moments of liberation have been captured by artists like William Tolman Carlton and Thomas Waterman Wood. "Waiting for the Hour" depicts anticipation before change while "Reading the Scriptures" showcases how knowledge can empower individuals. "A Garland for May Day, " lithographed in 1895, celebrates springtime festivities but also symbolizes rebirth and renewal—a metaphorical representation of societal transformation towards emancipation. The passage of the 13th Amendment marked a monumental milestone—the end of slavery in 1865. It was an essential step towards achieving true freedom for all individuals regardless of race or background. Artists like Aubrey Beardsley used their craft to challenge societal norms further. Through his work "The Pseudonym and Antonym Libraries, " he questioned traditional definitions and encouraged people to question established boundaries—another form of intellectual emancipation. Even political campaigns played a role in shaping history; an engraving depicting the County Clare By-Election campaign shows how democracy itself can be an instrument for liberation when wielded by those seeking change. The Suffrage Pilgrimage organized by NUWSS in 1914 demonstrated unity among suffragettes, marching together towards emancipation.