Activism Collection

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Nelson Mandela, 2000s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Nelson Mandela, 2000s, (2023). Mandela (1918-2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician

Nina Simone, Mstricht Jazz Festival, 1992. Creator: Brian Foskett
Nina Simone, Mstricht Jazz Festival, 1992. Simone was an American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights activist

Mabel Tuke, Joint Honourary Secretary of the Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU), c1908

A suffragette being arrested, c1910s (1935). Creator: Unknown
A suffragette being arrested, c1910s (1935)

Untitled ("I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance"), 1864/65. [Portrait of Sojourner Truth, born Isabella "Belle" Baumfree (c)

Carte-de-visite portrait of Harriet Tubman, 1868-1869. Creator: Benjamin F. Powelson
African-American anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman (c1820-1913) was born into slavery in Maryland

Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. - in Jail, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Lucy Burns of C.U.W.S. - in Jail, 1917. American suffragist and women's rights advocate

Painting, 1889. Creator: Edvard Munch
Painting, 1889.

Parliamentary Sketches: in the Lobby - "Cold Water", 1880. Creator: Unknown
Parliamentary Sketches: in the Lobby - "Cold Water", 1880

The Polish General Karol Kniacziewicz, 1825. Creator: Johan Christian Dahl
The Polish General Karol Kniacziewicz, 1825.

G.B. Shaw, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
G.B. Shaw, 1914. Shows Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), who was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. (Colorised black and white print).

Mrs. Pankhurst, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Pankhurst, between c1910 and c1915. (Colorised black and white print).

Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, 1912. English suffragist and political activist Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), leader of the British women's suffrage movement. (Colorised black and white print).

Mrs. Pankhurst in doorway, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Pankhurst in doorway, 1913. (Colorised black and white print).

Maxim Gorky, seated with heavy coat on, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Maxim Gorky, seated with heavy coat on, 1910. (Colorised black and white print).

London, Jack, portrait photograph, between 1906 and 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
London, Jack, portrait photograph, between 1906 and 1916. (Colorised black and white print).

Pan African flag used at the Million Man March 20th Anniversary, 2015. Creator: Unknown
The Million Man March - a large gathering of African-American men in Washington, D.C. took place on 16 October 1995

Postcard of Harriet Tubman, Nelson Davis, and daughter Gertie, ca. 1887; printed 1992
A black-and-white postcard featuring a photograph of Harriet Tubman, her husband Nelson Davis, and their adopted daughter Gertie

Edouard Rene de Laboulaye (Institut), 1861-1869. Creator: Nadar
Edouard René de Laboulaye (Institut), 1861-1869. Additional Info: Portrait of law professor, writer, and activist Édouard René de Laboulaye

Julia Ward Howe, about 1890. Creator: Sarah Choate Sears
Julia Ward Howe, about 1890

Monument to Adam Bernard Micki, Warsaw. Poland, 2013. Creator: Unknown
Monument to Adam Bernard Micki, Warsaw. Poland, 2013. Sculpture, constructed in 1898, by Polish sculptor Cyprian Godebski (1835-1909)

Monument to Adam Bernard Micki, Warsaw. Poland, 2013. Creator: Unknown
Monument to Adam Bernard Micki, Warsaw. Poland, 2013. Sculpture, constructed in 1898, by Polish sculptor Cyprian Godebski (1835-1909)

The late Mr. George Wilson, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. George Wilson, 1871. The sudden death, three weeks ago, in a railway carriage between Manchester and Liverpool, of Mr

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023). Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (1942-2016), was an African-American professional boxer and activist

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023). Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (1942-2016), was an African-American professional boxer and activist

Pinback button for the 1963 March on Washington, 1963. Creator: Unknown
The purpose of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. A white pin-back button with black text

Pinback button which reads "Malcolm X Speaks For Me", 1960-1970
Malcolm X (1925-1965), was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist during the civil rights movement

The late Mr. Wilhelm Kumpel, 1880. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. Wilhelm Kümpel, 1880. Engraving from a photograph by E. Albert and Co

Portrait of Sara Wacklin, 1846. Creator: Edla Jansson-Blommer
Portrait of Sara Wacklin, 1846. Finnish educator and writer Sara Elizabeth Wacklin (1790-1846) was a pioneer in educating girls

Portrait of Maxim Gorky, 1906. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Portrait of Maxim Gorky, 1906

Dawson, 1874. Creator: Unknown
Dawson, 1874. Photograph of a painting by William Thomas Roden of British preacher, lecturer and political activist George Dawson

F.B. Sayre & wife, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
F.B. Sayre & wife, 1913. Shows Francis Bowes Sayre (1885-1972) with President Woodrow Wilson's daughter, Jessie Woodrow Wilson (1887-1933) whom he married on Nov. 25, 1913

Susan B. Anthony, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Susan B. Anthony, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Susan Brownell Anthony (1820?-1906), an American activist and suffragist

Lewis Nixon, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Lewis Nixon, between c1915 and c1920

Mrs. S. Loebinger speaking to crowd on street, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. S. Loebinger speaking to crowd on street, New York, 1910

Margaret Sanger, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Margaret Sanger, 1917. Shows Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) who was found guilty of violating the state penal code by operating the first birth control clinic on Amboy Street in Brooklyn in February 1917

Henry Cantwell Wallace, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Henry Cantwell Wallace, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924), Secretary of Agriculture during Harding Administration

Herman Bernstein, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Herman Bernstein, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Herman Bernstein (1876-1935), an American journalist, Jewish activist, and U.S. ambassador to Albania

Emma Goldman, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Emma Goldman, 1919. Shows anarchist activist Emma Goldman (1869-1940), probably right before she was deported from the United States to the Soviet Union in December 1919

Mrs. P. Lawrence, Jane Addams, Mrs. Lewis F. Post, between c1910 and c1915

Alex. Berkman [on crutches], 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Alex. Berkman [on crutches], 1917. Shows anarchist and political author Alexander Berkman (1870-1936)

Morris Hillquit, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Morris Hillquit, between c1910 and c1915

Rosika Schwimmer, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Rosika Schwimmer, between c1910 and c1915

Lord Ashbourne, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Lord Ashbourne, between c1915 and c1920. Shows William Gibson, 2nd Baron Ashbourne (1868-1942)

Officers, World Court League, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Officers, World Court League, 1916. Shows the members of the World Court League at the World Court Congress in May 1916. League president, John Hays Hammond is seated at center

General Chang Hsun, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
General Chang Hsun, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Chinese activist and rebel leader Chang Hsun who was seeking the return of the Manchu Dynasty

Abbey Lincoln, North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands, 1995. Creator: Brian Foskett
Abbey Lincoln, North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands, 1995

Abbey Lincoln, North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands, 1995. Creator: Brian Foskett
Abbey Lincoln, North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands, 1995

Abbey Lincoln, North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands, 1995. Creator: Brian Foskett
Abbey Lincoln, North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands, 1995

Mrs. Inez Milholland posing with scroll of paper, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Inez Milholland posing with scroll of paper, 1910

Mrs. Helen Gardner, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Helen Gardner, between c1910 and c1915

Irene Gibson, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Irene Gibson, between c1910 and c1915

Bouck White arrested, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Bouck White arrested, 1914

Mrs. Pankhurst, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Pankhurst, between c1910 and c1915

Leipzig during annual fair, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Leipzig during annual fair, 1915

R.C. Beadle & A.H. Brown, Frances Bjorkman, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
R.C. Beadle & A.H. Brown, Frances Bjorkman, 1913. Shows Robert Cameron Beadle and Alfred H

Sending pigeons?, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Sending pigeons?, between c1910 and c1915. Shows suffragists Elisabeth Freeman (1876-1942) and Elsie McKenzie with pigeons

Suffragettes on way to Boston, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Suffragettes on way to Boston, 1913. Shows suffragist Elisabeth Freeman (1876-1942)

Inez Mullholland [i.e. Milholland], 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Inez Mullholland [i.e. Milholland], 1913. Shows suffragist and lawyer Inez Milholland Boissevain (1886-1916) at a women's suffrage parade in New York City, May 3, 1913

Mrs. J.S. Crosby, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. J.S. Crosby, (1912?). Shows Nellie Fassett Crosby (Mrs)

Miss E. Freeman, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss E. Freeman, between c1910 and c1915. Shows suffragist Elisabeth Freeman (1876-1942)

R.C. Beadle, A.H. Brown, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
R.C. Beadle, A.H. Brown, 1913. Shows Robert Cameron Beadle and Alfred H. Brown, members of the Men's League for Woman Suffrage

R.C. Beadle, A.H. Brown, and suffragettes, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
R.C. Beadle, A.H. Brown, and suffragettes, 1913. Shows Robert Cameron Beadle and Alfred H. Brown, members of the Men's League for Woman Suffrage with others, outside 48 East 34th St

R.C. Beadle, A.H. Brown, Frances Bjorkman, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
R.C. Beadle, A.H. Brown, Frances Bjorkman, 1913. Shows Robert Cameron Beadle and Alfred H

Maude Osbury(?), Mrs. Collins(?), Olive Schultz, Mrs. Sadie Keene, and Mrs. Miller, 1913. Probably relates to the Long Island suffrage parade of May 1913

Mrs. J.S. Crosby, Mrs. Cullop, Mrs. S. Ayers, Mrs. Linthicum, Mrs. R.L. Henry, and Miss Hopkins, (1912?)

Suffragets [i.e. suffragettes] on hike to Boston, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Suffragets [i.e. suffragettes] on hike to Boston, 1913. Shows (left to right) suffragists Ida Craft, Elsie McKenzie, Vera Wentworth and Elisabeth Freeman (1876-1942)

Suffragets [i.e. suffragettes] Freeman, Wentworth, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Suffragets [i.e. suffragettes] Freeman, Wentworth, 1913. Shows (left to right) suffragists Elisabeth Freeman (1876-1942), Vera Wentworth, Elsie McKenzie, and Ida Craft

Genevieve Clark, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Genevieve Clark, between c1910 and c1915

Ida Craft, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Ida Craft, between c1910 and c1915

Mrs. Macy, Helen Keller & Committee, Flower Show, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Macy, Helen Keller & Committee, Flower Show, 1913

Helen Keller & Mrs. Macy, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Keller & Mrs. Macy, 1913. Shows Helen Keller (1880-1968) with her teacher Anne Sullivan Macy (1866-1936) possibly at the International Flower Show, New York City, April 1913

Helen Keller, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Keller, 1913. Shows Helen Keller (1880-1968) possibly at the International Flower Show, New York City, April 1913

Helen Keller, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Keller, 1913. Shows Helen Keller (1880-1968) with her teacher Anne Sullivan Macy (1866-1936) possibly at the International Flower Show, New York City, April 1913

Inez Milholland, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Inez Milholland, 1913. Shows suffragist and lawyer Inez Milholland Boissevain (1886-1916) at a women's suffrage parade in New York City, May 3, 1913

Eugenie Ladenburg, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Eugenie Ladenburg, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Eugenie Mary "May" Ladenburg Davie (1895-1975) was a noted Republican activist in New York and a director of the Pioneer Fund

Inez Milholland - Suffrage parade, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Inez Milholland - Suffrage parade, 1913

Head of suffrage parade, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Head of suffrage parade, 1913. Shows Grand Marshal Mrs. Richard Coke Burleson (center, on horseback) leading suffrage march on March 3, 1913

Mrs. Mary Bair, Mr. N. Albert Wood, Mrs. [Richard Coke] Burleson, Dr. & Mrs. O.J. Stevenson, 1913

Dr. Anna Shaw, Wash. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Dr. Anna Shaw, Wash. between c1910 and c1915

Suffragettes with flag, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Suffragettes with flag, between c1910 and c1915

Suffragettes with flag, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Suffragettes with flag, between c1910 and c1915. Shows (left to right) Jessie Stubbs and "General" Rosalie Jones, who led the woman suffrage hikes to Albany, N.Y. and Washington, D.C

Suffragettes with flag, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Suffragettes with flag, between c1910 and c1915. Shows (left to right): Rosalie Jones, Jessie Stubbs, and Ida Craft

Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, 1912. English suffragist and political activist Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), leader of the British women's suffrage movement

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