land girls & suffragettes

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Kensington W.S.P.U. stand at The Women's Exhibition, Knightsbridge

The hat stall at The Women's Exhibition. Organised by the Kensington branch of the Women's Social and Political Union the stall sold hats, veils, scarves and hair ornaments donated by supporters to raise funds for the Votes for Women campaign. More than 50 stalls were set up at The Women's Exhibition held at Princes Skating Rink, Knightsbridge, on 13-26 May 1909. Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst is seated.

Maker:

Broom, Christina

Production Date:

1909-05

ID no:

IN1282

- See more at: http://collections.museumoflondon.org.uk/Online/object.aspx?objectID=object-436963&start=3&rows=1#sthash.gIGHKzj3.dpuf

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Today in 1913, the second “Suffrage Hike” left New York City for Washington, D.C. The participants covered 230 miles in 17 days while promoting women’s suffrage.

National Women's History Museum

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Group of Indian Suffragettes on procession, June 1911

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Emmeline Pankhurst, Flora Drummond and Christabel Pankhurst.

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from “Dorothy Speaks in a Meeting” Mary Greene Blumenschein, Illustrator The American Magazine, Feb. 1915

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Come and help with the victory harvest.

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This small segment about New Zealand Land Girls summarises exactly why I want my book to be at least partially narrated by an object - there is something about the material things that survive us, they are imbued with stories.

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“Lady Florence Norman, a suffragette, on her motor-scooter in 1916, travelling to work at offices in London where she was a supervisor. The scooter was a birthday present from her husband, the journalist and Liberal politician Sir Henry Norman.” 1916

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National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies London, 1909.

via British Library

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“At Last”

The Suffragist, Saturday, June 21, 1919, Bryn Mawr College Library.

Depicts two women embracing. One represents Justice and the other, American Womanhood.

“From The New York Times, June 4, 1919.”

WASHINGTON, June 4 - After a long and persistent fight advocates of woman suffrage won a victory in the Senate today when that body, by a vote of 56 to 25, adopted the Susan Anthony amendment to the Constitution. The suffrage supporters had two more than the necessary two-thirds vote of Senators present. Had all the Senators known to be in favor of suffrage been present the amendment would have had 66 votes, or two more than a two-thirds vote of the entire Senate.

The amendment, having already been passed by the House, where the vote was 304 to 89, now goes to the States for ratification, where it will be passed upon in the form in which it has been adopted by Congress, as follows:

“Article-, Section 1. - The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

“Section 2. - Congress shall have power, by appropriate legislation, to enforce the provisions of this article.”

[charlottealexandersophina]

Why is feminism viewed as a negative/threatening thing!? Isn’t it something to celebrate and be proud of? The Suffragettes and femenists throughout the centuries didn’t set themselves on fire or throw themselves under trains in vain! (i hope).

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http://www.old-picture.com/american-legacy/012/Suffragettes-Protesting-Rain-in.htm -Source

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Hey so did you know today, june 11, marks 100 years since the women of Norway was granted full women’s suffrage? Norway was one of the first countries in the world to grant full voting rights to all women.

Here’s a great list of Norway’s 100 most important women.