Printed Ephemera — 1908-1914
The Suffragette Nails her Colours to the Mast
Satirical picture postcard captioned "The Suffragette Nails her Colours to the Mast". Here the suffragette is depicted as a masculine woman wearing manly clothing including a pork pie hat, this being at the time a direct reference to lesbianism. Those opposing female suffrage regarded suffragettes not only as a political, but also as a sexual threat.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 50.82/854
- Object name:
- The Suffragette Nails her Colours to the Mast
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Raphael Tuck and Sons Limited
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- Production date:
- 1908-1914
- Material:
card, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 139 mm, W 89 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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