Woman Emancipation Collection

Votes for women - Boye, Bertha Margaret (1883-1930) - 1911-1913 - Colour lithograph - Private Collection
FIA5397241 Votes for women - Boye, Bertha Margaret (1883-1930) - 1911-1913 - Colour lithograph - Private Collection by Boye

Walking suffragettes wearing small pods for speeches, New York City, 1912. Engraving after photography
NWI4960600 Walking suffragettes wearing small pods for speeches, New York City, 1912. Engraving after photography; (add.info.: Walking suffragettes wearing small pods for speeches, New York City)

The revolution of 1953: the battalion of female supremacy arriving at the barricades - in
LSE4097735 The revolution of 1953: the battalion of female supremacy arriving at the barricades - in " The 20th century" by Robida, 19th century by Robida

Beautiful period: the game of billiards, early 20th century (litho)
JLJ4587133 Beautiful period: the game of billiards, early 20th century (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beautiful period: the game of billiards)

Female mechanic during World War 1
3786785 Female mechanic during World War 1; (add.info.: Female mechanic during World War 1. 1916. Illustrated War News, May 24, 19'6. Part 94, Page 28); Lebrecht History

Cover of the book by Albert Robida (1848-1926) Le vingtieme Siecle (20th century) - edition Georges Decaux 1883
PCT4284935 Cover of the book by Albert Robida (1848-1926) Le vingtieme Siecle (20th century) - edition Georges Decaux 1883 - by Robida

Suffragette Demonstration in London, from Le Petit Journal, 1908 (coloured engraving)
CHT167993 Suffragette Demonstration in London, from Le Petit Journal, 1908 (coloured engraving) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; © Archives Charmet

Portrait of Isabella Bird Bishop, 1881 (b/w photo)
BAL67360 Portrait of Isabella Bird Bishop, 1881 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection

Feminist cartoon against the Napoleon Code: feminists denounce with humor
LSE4088423 Feminist cartoon against the Napoleon Code: feminists denounce with humor, the civil code of 1804 - by the Ligue d Action Femme for immediate suffrage, imagery Pellerin, Epinal

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

Anne Bonny and Mary Read, 1724 (engraving)
XEE4153637 Anne Bonny and Mary Read, 1724 (engraving) by Cole, Benjamin (1697-1783); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portraits of Ann Bonny (1697-1720) pirate woman, from an Irish family

Portrait of the writer George Sand (1804-1876) Aurore Dupin, Baronne Dudevant Vented a la Garconne Drawing by Louis
ELD4841275 Portrait of the writer George Sand (1804-1876) Aurore Dupin, Baronne Dudevant Vented a la Garconne Drawing by Louis Tesson (Portrait of french writer George Sand dressed like a man)

Commune de Paris: "Portrait of Louise Michel (1830-1905) at the podium"The militant anarchist at the court
JLJ4599855 Commune de Paris: " Portrait of Louise Michel (1830-1905) at the podium" The militant anarchist at the court during her trial. Painting by Louis Tinayre (1861-1942) 1882 Sun

Illustration of a scene of the theatre piece "Elles tirera"by Andre Birabeau (1890-1974)
XEE4143099 Illustration of a scene of the theatre piece " Elles tirera" by Andre Birabeau (1890-1974) and Marcel Hervieu in " La baionnette" " number 124 of November 15

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)

Womens right to vote in Germany: German women voters dispute at a meeting in Warburg near Kassel during the German
XEE4183370 Womens right to vote in Germany: German women voters dispute at a meeting in Warburg near Kassel during the German municipal elections

Jeanne de Montfort and La Bretagne (1342): Jeanne de Montfort supported a naval battle near Guernsey
XEE4113926 Jeanne de Montfort and La Bretagne (1342): Jeanne de Montfort supported a naval battle near Guernsey. Chromolithography of the Series " Patriotic Education through Image"

The feast of the queen Vasti
BAT5469664 The feast of the queen Vasti by Sellaio, Jacopo del (1441/42-93); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Book of Esther)

L action feministe: les "suffragettes"invade a polling division in Paris and seize the ballot box
XEE4150328 L action feministe: les " suffragettes" invade a polling division in Paris and seize the ballot box, 17 May 1908 - Campaign for Womens Suffrage in France

The Sabines interposing between their Roman husbands (right) and their Sabine brothers (left)
JLJ4688856 The Sabines interposing between their Roman husbands (right) and their Sabine brothers (left) showing them their children - Painting by Jacques-Louis (Jacques Louis) David (1748-1825)

Roman antiquite, Hydrangea spokesman for the Roman matrones hit by a special tax
ELD4853483 Roman antiquite, Hydrangea spokesman for the Roman matrones hit by a special tax, defend their cause against the tiumvirs in 42 BC (Hortensia)

Angelique Burlon, Woman Soldier under the Revolution (nicknamed "Liberte")
LSE4110033 Angelique Burlon, Woman Soldier under the Revolution (nicknamed " Liberte", 1st Woman Decorated by the Legion of Honour in 1851) - Oil On Canvas, by Auguste Dubois, 1884

First World War (1914-1918): Cartoon on the progress of feminism, has a cafe terrace
LSE4088829 First World War (1914-1918): Cartoon on the progress of feminism, has a cafe terrace, a client is surprised by the coffee boy

Naiades (Naiads). Peinture de Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee Lebrun (Vigee-Lebrun) (1755-1842)
FIA5358424 Naiades (Naiads). Peinture de Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee Lebrun (Vigee-Lebrun) (1755-1842). Huile sur toile, 70 x 50 cm, fin 1780. art francais, art rococo

Femme avec un oiseau (Lady with a bird). Peinture de Louis Michel Van Loo (1707-1771)
FIA5363216 Femme avec un oiseau (Lady with a bird). Peinture de Louis Michel Van Loo (1707-1771). Huile sur toile, 64 x 53, 5 cm, 18eme siecle. Art francais, style rococo

London, 1914. A suffragette attacking a painting by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez called Diego Velasquez
GIA4776037 London, 1914. A suffragette attacking a painting by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez called Diego Velasquez (1599-1660) at the National Gallery

Si vous etes un membre du parti communiste sovietique ! Portrait de Lenine (Vladimir Illich Oulianov)
FIA5369566 Si vous etes un membre du parti communiste sovietique ! Portrait de Lenine (Vladimir Illich Oulianov, 1870-1924) qui appelle, depuis son estrade

Woman lawyer, 1883 (illustration)
6646946 Woman lawyer, 1883 (illustration) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); (add.info.: Women Lawyers: Illustration by Albert Robida for his anticipation book " The twentieth century)

Woman lawyer, 1883 (illustration)
6646945 Woman lawyer, 1883 (illustration) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); (add.info.: Women Lawyer: Illustration of Albert Robida for the title page of her anticipation book " The twentieme)

Poster fro Hamers Bicycles, c. 1912 (litho)
6620730 Poster fro Hamers Bicycles, c.1912 (litho) by Caspel, Johann Georg van (1870-1928); 63A--106 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Portrait of an Unknown woman or "The Threatener"(oil on canvas)
JEB4960322 Portrait of an Unknown woman or " The Threatener" (oil on canvas) by Rigaud, Hyacinthe Francois (1659-1743); 68.5x56.5 cm; Musee Granet, Aix-en-Provence

Demonstration around 1901- drawing of GRN
LSE4078115 Demonstration around 1901- drawing of GRN by Gruen or Grun, Jules Alexandre (1868-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Petroleum Phaeton, type 1896 - in "Modern Sports", 1898
LSE4077813 The Petroleum Phaeton, type 1896 - in " Modern Sports", 1898 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Petroleum Phaeton)

Car de Dion-Bouton - in "Les Sports Modernes", June 1899
LSE4077809 Car de Dion-Bouton - in " Les Sports Modernes", June 1899. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

French men became free in 1789 - engraving, Carnavalet
LSE4077410 French men became free in 1789 - engraving, Carnavalet. by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Woman driving a carriage with man sitting next door - cover in "
LSE4080198 Woman driving a carriage with man sitting next door - cover in " Figaro Illustre", 1893 by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Portrait of Maria Deraismes (1828-1894), a French woman of letters and feminist
LSE4323027 Portrait of Maria Deraismes (1828-1894), a French woman of letters and feminist, she founded with Leon Richer, Louise Michel

The English Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) presented her these before the jury of
XEE4165818 The English Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) presented her these before the jury of the Faculty of Medicine of Paris in 1870. She became the first female doctor

Cartoon about women writers. Serie "Bas Bleus"
JEB4915044 Cartoon about women writers. Serie " Bas Bleus" : " The mother is in the fire of the composition, the child is in the water of the bath

Piracy was practised by many Scandinavian noble women. Engraving from "
GIA4779232 Piracy was practised by many Scandinavian noble women. Engraving from " Historia de gentium septentrionalium" by Olaus Magnus, Venice 1567

Demonstrations in London in September 1908
GIA4748134 Demonstrations in London in September 1908 by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demonstrations in London in September 1908); eGiancarlo Costa; Italian

Louise Michel c. 1870 (1833-1905), French anarchist revolutionary who took part in
XEE4157478 Louise Michel c.1870 (1833-1905), French anarchist revolutionary who took part in the Paris Commune in 1871 by French Photographer

THEATRE IN THE AGES: Egyptian Dances. The mimee dance was in honor among the Egyptians
XEE4135226 THEATRE IN THE AGES: Egyptian Dances. The mimee dance was in honor among the Egyptians. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: THEATRE IN THE AGES: Egyptian Dances)

Marguerite Durand sticking her election posters - by Daniel De Losques
LSE4090175 Marguerite Durand sticking her election posters - by Daniel De Losques (Henri Casimir Paul Thouroude dit) (1880-1915), in " Fantasio" of 01/04/1910 by de Losques

An elegant young woman voting in the 1920 elections in the United States
AIS5379386 An elegant young woman voting in the 1920 elections in the United States, 20th century (colour litho) by Underwood, Clarence F. (1871-1929); eIberfoto; American, out of copyright

Womens Club (Lithography, 1850)
LRI4669241 Womens Club (Lithography, 1850) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Womens Club. Lithograph of 1850)

Risorgimento: "woman sewing an Italian flag on 26 / 04 / 1859"
JLJ4571467 Risorgimento: " woman sewing an Italian flag on 26/04/1859" painting by Odoardo Borrani (1834-1905) 1859 Milanese private collection by Borrani

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"Breaking Chains, Shattering Norms: The Journey of Woman Emancipation" In the fight for equality, women have risen against all odds, defying societal expectations and paving the way for change. From suffragettes to revolutionaries, their courage and determination have left an indelible mark on history. Votes for women. Bertha Margaret Boye's vibrant lithograph captures the spirit of a movement that demanded political representation. In 1911-1913, these brave women united in solidarity to claim their rightful place in society. The revolution of 1953 witnessed a battalion of female supremacy storming the barricades. Their unwavering resolve shattered gender stereotypes and ignited hope for a future where women would no longer be silenced or oppressed. Alice Paul's black-and-white photograph from 1915 stands as a testament to her relentless pursuit of equal rights. A visionary leader who fought tirelessly for suffrage, she inspired countless others to join the cause. Anne Bonny and Mary Read challenged conventions even in the eighteenth century. Through an evocative engraving from 1724, we glimpse their audacious defiance as they fearlessly sailed alongside male pirates – symbols of rebellion against societal norms. George Sand – Aurore Dupin by day but Baronne Dudevant Vented a la Garconne by night – embodied freedom through her pen and attire. Louis Tesson's drawing portrays this French writer dressed like a man; she dared to break free from restrictive gender roles with unapologetic grace. Louise Michel stood tall at the podium during Paris Commune trials amidst accusations hurled at her anarchist beliefs. Louis Tinayre's painting immortalizes this militant activist who fearlessly faced adversity while fighting passionately for justice. Elles tirera. Andre Birabeau and Marcel Hervieu's theatre piece depicted scenes that questioned traditional gender dynamics with thought-provoking intensity. This November 15th, La baionnette's publication brought forth a powerful message of empowerment.