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Christabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney, British suffragettes, 1909. Artist: GK JonesChristabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney, British suffragettes, 1909. Both Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958) and Annie Kenney (1879-1953) were central members to the Suffragette movement
Christabel Pankhurst, British suffragette, questioning Herbert Gladstone in court, London 1909Christabel Pankhurst, British suffragette, questioning Herbert Gladstone in court, London, 1908. Gladstone (1856-1915), Home Secretary at the time
Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette leader, carrying a petition, London, 13 February 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)
Dorothy Thompson, American journalist, c1930s(?). Dorothy Thompson (1893-1961) was the first American journalist to be expelled from Nazi Germany (in 1934)
The suffragette housemaid, 1908. Artist: Central NewsThe 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. ArtistEmmeline 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 NewsThe 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
Frances E Willards Rest Cottage, Evanston, Illinois, USA, 1889. Frances Willard (1839-1898) was an American educator, temperance reformer and campaigner for womens suffrage
Janet M Cole and Hazel Philip campaigning for Votes for Women, Chicago, USA, 1905Mrs Janet M Cole and Miss Hazel Philip campaigning for Votes for Women, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905. Women finally secured the right to vote throughout the United States in 1920 with the passing of
Carry Nation, the Kansas Saloon Smasher, c1900s. Carry Nation (1848-1911) was an American temperance campaigner renowned for vandalising saloons with a hatchet
Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragettes, in prison dress, 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst (1857-1918) and her daughter Christabel (1880-1958)
Mrs Flora Drummond, arrested in Hyde Park, London, 1914, (1935). General Flora Drummond joined the suffragette campaign to obtain the vote for women
Harriet Tubman, American anti-slavery activist, c1900. Harriet Tubman (c1820-1913) was born into slavery in America. She escaped in 1849
John Bright, British politican and orator, 1870s (1883). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. III, 1852-1860, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S
Richard Cobden, British manufacturer, politician, and free trade campaigner, c1850 (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. II, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S
Daniel O Connell, Irish politician, c1844 (1936). From a miniature by T Carrick, 1883. From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. I, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S
John Lilburne on the pillory at Westminster, 1638 (1905). Lilburne (1614-1657) was an English Leveller who campaigned for what he described as `freeborn rights` which every human being was born with
A suffragette confronting two policemen, 1913 (1937). Artist: Sport & GeneralA suffragette confronting two policemen, 1913 (1937). The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain reached its peak in 1912, early in George Vs reign, with women adopting a range of protests
Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette, and her daughter Christabel, early 20th century (1956). Emmeline Pankhurst (1857-1918) and her daughter Christabel (1880-1958)
Florence Nightingale, British nurse and hospital reformer, c1836 (1956). Artist: William WhiteFlorence Nightingale, British nurse and hospital reformer, c1836 (1956). Seated beside her sister, Frances Parthenope, Lady Verney
Sir Edwin Chadwick, British physician and social reformer, 19th century (1956)Sir Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer, 19th century (1956). Chadwick (1800-1890) was largely responsible for devising the system under which the country was divided into groups of parishes
Victor Schoelcher, French anti-slavery campaigner, 1880. Schoelcher (1804-1893) campaigned tirelessly in the 1830s and 1840s for the abolition of slavery in Frances colonies
Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer, 1854. Florence Nightingale made her reputation by her organisation of nursing service during the Crimean War
Mrs Pankhurst, arrested outside Buckingham Palace, London, 1914, (1935). Emmeline Pankhurst was trying to present a petition to the king
A suffragette being arrested, c1910s (1935). The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain reached its peak in 1912, early in George Vs reign, with women adopting a range of protests
The Two Patriotic Duchesses on their canvass requesting the favour of an early poll, 1784. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonThe Two Patriotic Duchesses on their canvass requesting the favour of an early poll, 1784. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century
Thomas Clarkson, English politician and anti-slavery campaigner, 19th century. Artist: J CochranThomas Clarkson, English politician and anti-slavery campaigner, 19th century. Clarkson (1760-1846) was a prominent campaigner for the abolition of slavery in the British Empire
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, British politician and temperance campaigner, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & GalpinSir Wilfrid Lawson, British politician and temperance campaigner, c1890. First elected to Parliament in 1859, Lawson (1829-1906) was one of the leading figures in the temperance movement
John Callcott Horsley, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. Artist: Lock & WhitfieldJohn Callcott Horsley, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. A historical and genre painter, Horsley (1817-1903) gained the nickname Clothes Horsley for his role in championing the cause of public
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, politician, MP for Carlisle, 1882. Artist: Lock & WhitfieldSir Wilfrid Lawson, politician, MP for Carlisle, 1882. First elected to Parliament in 1859, Lawson (1829-1906) was one of the leading figures in the temperance movement
William Wilberforce, English anti-slavery campaigner, 19th century. Artist: E ScrivenWilliam Wilberforce, English philanthropist, evangelical Christian and anti-slavery campaigner, 19th century. Entering Parliament in 1780
William Wilberforce, (1759-1833), 19th Century. Artist: J JenkinsWilliam Wilberforce, (1759-1833), 19th Century. English parliamentarian and leader of the campaign against the slave trade
William Wilberforce, philanthropist, evangelical Christian and anti-slavery campaigner, 1821William Wilberforce, English philanthropist, evangelical Christian and anti-slavery campaigner, 1821. Entering Parliament in 1780
Daniel O Connell, Irish patriot and political leader. O Connell (1775-1847) The Liberator, worked for Catholic emancipation which was granted by the British parliament in 1829
Mohandas Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, 1906. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma - Great Soul) (1869-1948) left India in 1893
Homage to Martin Luther King, 1968. Martin Luther King Jnr (1929-1968), American black civil rights campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize winner, was assassinated on 4 April 1968
Emmeline Pankhurst arrested by Superintendent Rolfe outside Buckingham Palace, London, May 1914. Mrs Pankhurst (1857-1928) was trying to present a petition to the king
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette, early 20th century. Born in Manchester from a Radical political background, Emmeline Goulden (1857-1928) married Dr Richard Pankhurst, the Red Doctor
Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), Zionist leader, 1903. Herzl convened the first Zionist Congress, at Basel in 1897, formally establishing the Zionist movement which campaigned for the creation of a Jewish
Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), Zionist leader. Herzl convened the first Zionist Congress, at Basel in 1897, formally establishing the Zionist movement which campaigned for the creation of a Jewish state
Amelia Bloomer, American feminist and champion of dress reform, c1850sAmelia Bloomer, American feminist and champion of dress reform, 1869. Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) pictured wearing her new dress for women
Gandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Artist: Leonard Raven-HillGandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul), Indian Nationalist leader
Mohandas Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, on his way to Congress, 1932. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul)