Sexual Equality Collection

The first woman lawyer in France (colour litho)
2807877 The first woman lawyer in France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first woman lawyer in France)

Bennett sisters [boxing], between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bennett sisters [boxing], between c1910 and c1915.

Punch cartoon: Some of the Advantages of Mixed University Education (engraving)
6035037 Punch cartoon: Some of the Advantages of Mixed University Education (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

Adieu, mon cher, je vais chez mes éditeurs!... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Adieu, mon cher, je vais chez mes editeurs!... 1844. Adieu, mon cher, je vais chez mes editeurs;...je ne rentrerai probablement que fort tard...ne manquez pas de donner encore deux fois la bouillie a

La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee: trios representantes du parti socialiste majoritaire et une elue du parti national

La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee: trios representantes du parti socialiste majoritaire et une elue du parti national

La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee: trios representantes du parti socialiste majoritaire et une elue du parti national

La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee: trios representantes du parti socialiste majoritaire et une elue du parti national

La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee: trios representantes du parti socialiste majoritaire et une elue du parti national

La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee: trios representantes du parti socialiste majoritaire et une elue du parti national. Frau Clara Schuch, de Berlin, 1919

La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la constituante Allemande; Les femmes dans l'Assemblee: trois representantes du parti socialiste majoritaire et une elue du parti national

Well Played"; A Sketch at a Ladies Cricket Match, 1890. Creator: Edward Frederick Brewtnall
Well Played"; A Sketch at a Ladies Cricket Match, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

The two girl Graduates in Natural Science at Oxford, 1891, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The two girl Graduates in Natural Science at Oxford, 1891, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Conference of the Women's Franchise League in Russell Square, 1891. Creator: Unknown
Conference of the Women's Franchise League in Russell Square, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

American satire predicting the future dominance of women in society, 1897 (litho)
5208533 American satire predicting the future dominance of women in society, 1897 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Bas Bleu (colour litho)
7172076 Le Bas Bleu (colour litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Bas Bleu.); © Look and Learn

German cartoon on the Democratic Womens Association, 1848 (litho)
3646201 German cartoon on the Democratic Womens Association, 1848 (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German cartoon on the Democratic Womens Association, 1848)

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)

Political Womens Club (litho)
3646204 Political Womens Club (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Political Womens Club. German political cartoon of 1848 on the the politicisation of women)

Suffragettes meeting during an election campaign (colour litho)
5207908 Suffragettes meeting during an election campaign (colour litho) by Lelong, Rene (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

The swearing in of Jeanne Chauvin at the bar in Chateau-Thierry, France (litho)
3620638 The swearing in of Jeanne Chauvin at the bar in Chateau-Thierry, France (litho) by Prater, Ernest (1864-1950) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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

An all-female company of firefighters in Burton-on-Trent (colour litho)
2779731 An all-female company of firefighters in Burton-on-Trent (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The first woman bill-sticker in Paris (colour litho)
2779445 The first woman bill-sticker in Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first woman bill-sticker in Paris)

Suffragette demonstration in London (colour litho)
2779436 Suffragette demonstration in London (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suffragette demonstration in London)

French suffragettes invading a polling station and attempting to remove a ballot box (colour litho)
2779400 French suffragettes invading a polling station and attempting to remove a ballot box (colour litho) by French School

Suffragettes riding through central London on horseback (colour litho)
3097038 Suffragettes riding through central London on horseback (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mary MacArthur, Scottish Suffragette and trade unionist (b / w photo)
7201689 Mary MacArthur, Scottish Suffragette and trade unionist (b/w photo) by Haines, Reginald (1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary MacArthur (1880-1921)

Bathsua Makin, English scholar and teacher (engraving)
7185541 Bathsua Makin, English scholar and teacher (engraving) by Marshall, William (fl.1617-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathsua Makin (c1600-c1675), English scholar and teacher

Soviet womens committee, USSR (b / w photo)
7185249 Soviet womens committee, USSR (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soviet womens committee, USSR)

The suffragette housemaid, 1908. Artist: Central News
The suffragette housemaid, 1908. A suffragette wearing a pinafore advertising a protest on Londons Victoria Embankment. The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain saw women adopting a range

Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence and Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragettes, 1908. Artist
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence and Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragettes, 1908. Emmeline Pethick Lawrence (1867-1954) and Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)

The welcome to the victims of masculine tyranny, 1908. Artist: Central News
The welcome to the victims of masculine tyranny, 1908. The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain saw women adopting a range of protests, direct action and civil disobedience

A female student at Cambridge University, 1873 (1951). The first colleges to offer places to female students at Cambridge were Girton College (founded in 1869) and Newnham College (1872)

Equality of the sexes: Les Bas Bleus, 19th century (1956). Goodbye my dear, I am going to see my publishers and shall most likely be late home. Don t forget to give Dodore his pap twice again

Sonia (Sophie) Kowalevski, Russian mathematician, 1888. Kowalevski (1850-1891) was appointed professor of mathematics at Stockholm in 1884

Honour to Agneta Frances Ramsay! Cambridge, June, 1887. Artist: George du Maurier
Honour to Agneta Frances Ramsay! Cambridge, June, 1887. Mr Punch bows to Agneta Frances Ramsay who sat, and passed with First Class Honours, the papers set

The Coming Race, 1872. Artist: George du Maurier
The Coming Race, 1872. Cartoon showing the patronising attitude women in the medical profession could expect from male colleagues. From Punch, London, 14 September 1872

The War Workers, 1916. During the 1914-1918 war women in Britain took over the jobs of men sent to the Front. The demand for female suffrage was temporarily silenced by the national crisis

The Parliamentary Female, 1850. Artist: John Leech
The Parliamentary Female, 1850. The dreadful consequences of the emancipation of women. A househusband bringing the family to his busy wife to beg her to take them all to the theatre

Success in Life, 1867. Artist: George du Maurier
Success in Life, 1867. Role reversal and the modern professional woman. In 1865 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) was licensed to practice by the Society of Apothecaries

Benefits of university education for women, 1887. Artist: George du Maurier
Benefits of university education for women, 1887. A young man in a railway carriage offers a graduate of Girton College, Cambridge, some light reading for the journey

Battle of the sexes, conceptual artwork

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"Breaking Barriers: Tracing the Journey towards Sexual Equality" The first woman lawyer in France, a trailblazer who shattered societal norms and paved the way for future generations to fight for their rights. (colour litho) American satire predicting the future dominance of women in society, challenging traditional gender roles and envisioning a more equal world ahead. (litho) Le Bas Bleu - A vibrant depiction of empowered women engaging in intellectual pursuits, defying stereotypes and embracing knowledge as their weapon of choice. (colour litho) German cartoon on the Democratic Women's Association, capturing the spirit of revolution during 1848 when women demanded political representation and equal rights through activism and unity. (litho) Paradise Lost. Or, The House of Commons and the Peri - An evocative artwork highlighting how sexual equality is essential for true democracy to flourish; an urgent call for change echoed throughout history. (colour litho) Political Women's Club - A powerful visual testament to female solidarity as they gather together to challenge patriarchal structures that have long suppressed their voices. (litho) Suffragettes meeting during an election campaign - Vibrant colors symbolize hope as courageous suffragettes strategize amidst adversity, determined to secure voting rights for all women. (colour litho) The swearing-in of Jeanne Chauvin at the bar in Chateau-Thierry, France- A historic moment where one brave woman breaks barriers within legal institutions while inspiring countless others with her courage. (litho) An Englishman's Home - In this poignant image portraying war-time resilience, women step into traditionally male-dominated roles proving their strength not only on battlefields but also on home fronts. (colour litho) An all-female company of firefighters in Burton-on-Trent- Breaking stereotypes with every flame extinguished; these brave women prove their capabilities and challenge societal expectations.