Suffragette Ellen Terry

Photograph of the stage actress Ellen Terry (1847-1928) in 18th century style costume. Beneath is printed 'Published by the Suffrage Shop'. The photograph was taken by Lena Connell, a portrait photographer who was a member of the Hampstead Branch of the WSPU.
Terry was a member of the Actresses' Franchise League. The AFL worked for female enfranchisement through holding meetings and staging plays and pageants. They also co-operated with other suffrage organisations, singing and reciting at meetings and providing entertainments at events like bazaars.
Terry's daughter Edith Craig was also a very active member of the AFL.
The International Suffrage Shop was opened by the suffragette Sime Seruya at 31 Bedford Street in 1910. In March 1911 the store moved to Adam Street in the Strand. Described as 'The Only Feminist Bookshop' it sold a range of feminist publications as well as postcards, posters and badges.