Miss Cicely Hamilton

Photographic postcard with portrait of Miss Cicely Hamilton. Below is printed 'Miss Cicely Hamilton'.
Cicely Hamilton (1872-1952) was an actress and dramatist. She subscribed to the Women's Social and Political Union and joined the Women's Freedom League in 1907. She found the WSPU too autocratic and militant, but became secretary of the Chelsea branch of the WFL. In 1908 Hamilton co-founded the Women Writers' Suffrage League. She later joined the executive committee of the Actresses' Franchise League. Hamilton created a number of performances to promote female suffrage, including a 'Waxworks' puppet show, and two plays 'How the Vote Was Won' and 'Pageant of Great Women', She also wrote books and novels relating to women's issues. In 1909 Hamilton helped to establish the Tax Resistance League.
Marie Leon, the photographer who took this portrait, was based at 30 Regent Street. She also produced the portraits for the published edition of Hamilton's 'Pageant of Great Women'.