Wspu Collection (#4)

Suffragette Demonstration W. S. P. U London 1908
A photo of a suffragette demonstration by the W.S.P.U through London in 1908. Mrs Pankhurst, Mary Clarke (Her sister), Charlotte Marsh and Jessie Kenney are seated in the brake

Suffragette Mens League Shop
The Mens League for Womens Suffrage was founded in 1907 by Herbert Jacobs. Although it was non-militant and was not affiliated to any political party

Suffragettes Demonstrating Chelmsford 1908
The scene on a Saturday in late November 1908, outside an inn, Chelmsford, Essex. The W.S.P.U organised a colourful demonstration ahead of the forthcoming by-election

London Demo / 1906
A WSPU demonstration in London. The placards state We demand the vote this session. Mrs Frances Rowe is pictured in the centre. Date: 1906

Posters / Asquith
Double-faced Asquith poster for the WSPU Date: 1914

Suffragette W. S. P. U Group Marshall Sash
A sash produced for the Womens Social and Political Union, made in green moire or watered silk fabric. It has Group Marshal in silver letters and a metallic silver tassel at one end

Suffragette W. S. P. U Calendar 1911
A small calendar in the colours of the W.S.P.U with a purple circular crest and 1911 in the centre. Has Votes for Women, Womens Social & Political Union in green lettering

Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge Christabel Pankhurst (reverse)
Paper lapel reads, Votes for Women Womens Social & Political Union, 4 Clements Inn, Strand W.C. Reverse of portrait badge. Date: circa 1908

Suffragette W. S. P. U Joan of Arc Brooch
Brooch depicting the figure of Joan of Arc, the patron saint of the suffragettes. The brooch was based on the image designed by Hilda Dallas for a poster, advertising The Suffragette newspaper

W. S. P. U Postcard Album, Sylvia Pankhurst
Postcard Album produced by the Womens Social & Political Union in dark green cloth with silver lettering and ornate Art Nouveau design

Suffragette Flora Drummond Stanhope Toy
A Stanhope or optical toy, a device which allows the viewing of microphotographs without using a microscope. The stanhope was invented in 1857 by Rene Dagron, a French photographer

Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge Emmeline Pankhurst
Celluloid badge or button with a photograph portrait of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, (made by Merchants Portrait Co.) for the Womens Social & Political Union. Date: circa 1908

Suffragette Badge 1911 Census Boycott
Badge representing the 1911 Resistance to the Census movement. Members of the W.S.P.U, Womens Freedom League and the Womens Tax Resistance League

Suffragette Votes for Women Painted Figure
A painted metal figure of an old woman sitting on a chair. She is dressed in the colours of the W.S.P.U, purple skirt, white bow and green hat and jacket

Suffragette Scottish W. S. P. U Cup & Saucer
A tea cup and saucer commisioned for use at the Scottish W.S.P.U Exhibition, held in Glasgow in April 1910, Votes for Women April 22nd 1910

Suffragette Votes for Women Tobacco Jar
A porcelain bust, hand-painted of a woman wearing a black hat with purple, white and green ribbon. Over her left shoulder is a sash, also in the colours of the W.S.P.U

Suffragette Votes for Women Match Holder
A ceramic figure of an Old Maid suffragette painted in the colours of the W.S.P.U. She wears a Votes for Women sash and a rather sour expression. Below is the caption, A Match for Any Man

Suffragette Give Me a Vote Ceramic
A wild-eyed suffragette dressed in the colours of the W.S.P.U - purple, white and green, waves a flag which reads, I Want a Vote

Suffragette Votes for Women Badge
Early badge issued by the W.S.P.U in plain white tin with Votes for Women slogan. Date: circa 1906

Suffragette Moveable Card Toy Elusive Christabel
A moveable card or optical toy referring to the W.S.P.U leader Christabel Pankhurst, who eluded police by fleeing to France in 1912

Suffragette W. S. P. U Demonstration Programme
A W.S.P.U programme for a Womens Demonstration at the Royal Albert Hall, 28th March 1912. Printed in purple with green pencil attached with green ribbon

The Suffragette Newspaper Placard Asquith
Placard advertising the W.S.P.Us paper, The Suffragette edited by Christabel Pankhurst. The issue in question was no. 47, September 5, 1913, with the banner headline, ASQUITH AT BAY

Suffragette Flora Drummond. Suffragette Flora Drummond (1878-1949) also known as The General speaking from a horse-drawn W.S.P.U carriage, around the time of the Conspiracy Trial and arrests

Suffragette in Holloway Prison Mrs. Pankhurst. Captioned, Two sides of Holloway Prison. Shows woman in cell wearing prison uniform and Mrs. Pankhurst in own clothes with champagne, doctor and warder

Suffrage March Stratford on Avon 1911. A womens suffrage procession in Stratford-upon-Avon with banners of the N.U.W.S.S from the West Midlands - Solihull, Olton, Shropshire and Birmingham

Suffrage Meeting Stratford on Avon 1911. Open-air meeting in Stratford-upon-Avon, 25th August, 1911. Included members of the N.U.W.S.S, W.S.P.U, on platform, Reud, Claude Hinscliff

Suffragette W. S. P. U Membership Card
Suffragette W.S.P.U Membership Card. Womens Social & Political Union membership card showing Objects & Methods with membership pledge. Date: circa 1907

Suffragette HQ Clements Inn W. S. P. U
Suffragette HQ Clements Inn W.S.P.U. Line drawing of the W.S.P.U Headquarters at Clements Inn. Showing a meeting, switchboard and typists. Date: 1912

Suffragette A Call to Women W. S. P. U
Suffragette A Call to Women W.S.P.U. Mrs. Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence appeals to women to join the movement for the freedom and welfare of all Date: circa 1908

W. S. P. U Defence of Militancy Old Bailey
W.S.P.U Defence of Militancy Old Bailey. Entitled The Mans Share this is Frederick Pethick-Lawrences Defence of Militancy delivered from the Dock of the Old Bailey, May 20th 1912. Mr & Mrs

W. S. P. U Handbill Deputation Right of Petition
W.S.P.U Handbill Deputation Right of Petition. W.S.P.U Votes for Women handbill announcing a Deputation to the House of Commons, June 29th 1909, referring to The Bill of Rights

Suffragette Votes for Women W. S. P. U
Suffragette Votes for Women W.S.P.U. Advertising Public At Homes, organised by the National Womens Social & Political Union at two London venues. Date: circa 1909

Suffragette W. S. P. U Shop Kensington
Suffragette W.S.P.U Shop Kensington. The W.S.P.Us shop and office at 143. Church Street, Kensington, the Hon. Sec. (from 1911) was Evelyn Sharp (1869-1955) seen here with Votes for Women placard

Suffragette In Police Van Womens Parliament. A W.S.P.U publicity stunt ahead of the Womens Parliament at Caxton Hall and the deputation to the Prime Minister Asquith, 24th February 1909

Suffragette Votes for Women Don t Force Me. A dog wearing a ribbon in purple, white and green, the colours of the W.S.P.U, cries, Don t Force Me D-!! You

Suffragette demonstration Trafalgar Square. Shows a procession of W.S.P.U demonstrators marching through Trafalgar Square, with banners and flags

Suffragette W. S. P. U Militant Methods
Suffragette W.S.P.U Militant Methods. Issued by the National Womens Social & Political Union with speech by the Earl of Lytton on the Militant Methods of the W.S.P.U given on June 15th 1909

Suffragettes Treatment by Police. Cover of pamphlet, The Treatment of the Womens Deputations by the Metropolitan Police. Evidence relating to treatment of W.S.P.U members, 18th

Suffragette Deputation to the King 1914. W.S.P.U leaflet relating to the Deputation, May 21st 1914. Reverse of leaflet is addressed, To the Public

Suffragettes Prison Dress Deputation. Suffragettes in replica prison uniform - green serge dress, broad arrows on pinafore and white cap, stand beside a black mock prison van

Suffragette Militants Broken Windows. The scene in Cockspur Street, London following a campaign of window smashing by militant members of the W.S.P.U

Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) standing beside the W.S.P.U Staff Car, the Austin presented to Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence in 1909

Suffragette Publicity Advertising Asquith. A placard outside a newsagents shop, advertising the Daily Mirror, has the headline, Mr. Asquith Caricatured

Suffragette Publicity Votes for Women Train. A steam train heads along the track with a banner just below the funnel which reads Votes for Women

Suffragette Mary Allen Selling Paper. Pictures Mary Sophia Allen (1878-1964) working for the W.S.P.U, selling copies of Votes for Women paper. Date: 1936

Suffragette Demonstration Hyde Park 1912. George Lansbury M.P on the W.S.P.U platform at the rally in Hyde Park 14th July 1912. Note the W.S.P.U flag, the pole topped with the scarlet cap of liberty

Suffrage Hants / Hampshire W. S. P. U
Suffrage Hants/Hampshire W.S.P.U. A group photograph of members of the Hants/Hampshire W.S.P.U in 1912. Captioned on reverse, Mrs. Pethick-Lawrence next to J.S.B Date: 1912

Suffragette March to Hyde Park 1908. Suffragettes march along Eustom road, en route to Hyde Park for the mass demonstration on 21st June 1908

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"WSPU: The Fierce Fight for Women's Suffrage" In the early 20th century, a powerful movement emerged in Britain that would forever change the course of history. Led by courageous women like Sylvia Pankhurst and Mary Jane Clarke, the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) fought relentlessly for gender equality and the right to vote. With their iconic suffragette cat in hat and flag as symbols of defiance, these brave women organized numerous rallies, including the historic Suffragette Rally on Women's Sunday in 1908. Their determination was further displayed through badges such as the W. S. P. U Holloway Brooch and Hunger Strike Medal, earned by those who endured imprisonment and hunger strikes for their cause. The suffragettes' unwavering spirit was showcased during demonstrations at Hyde Park in 1908 when they fearlessly voiced their demands for equal rights. As they gathered at Bow Street with their vibrant sashes proudly displaying "Votes for Women, " it became clear that nothing could deter them from achieving justice. One particularly striking image captures a suffragette holding a ribbon badge adorned with the initials W. S. P. U. , symbolizing unity among these fierce warriors. Another emblematic banner proclaimed "Suffragette: The House That Man Built, " challenging societal norms while demanding recognition of women's contributions. The legacy lives on today as we honor these remarkable individuals who paved the way towards gender equality. Their relentless struggle reminds us that progress is not achieved without sacrifice or resistance against injustice. Let us never forget how far we have come thanks to these extraordinary women who dared to dream beyond societal limitations – because every step towards equality begins with courage.