Welsh Suffragettes

Press photograph depicting a group of Suffragettes dressed in the national costume of Wales and carrying dragon emblems. The women pose for the camera. They are preparing to take part in the Women's Coronation procession of 17th June 1911 through central London.
The Women's Coronation procession was organised by 28 suffrage societies, including the Women's Social and Political Union. Held on 17 June 1911, a week before the royal coronation of George V, it aimed to enlist the support of the new King in getting the Conciliation Bill in favour of female suffrage through parliament.
The Welsh women marched between contingents of Scottish and Irish Suffragettes in the Imperial Pageant section of the Procession. The Welsh contingent was organised by Edith Mansell-Moulin. A week before the Procession Edith provided an update for the arrangements in the Votes for Women newspaper. In her report she reminds women to attend the last choir practice and asks for volunteers to distribute handbills promoting the event at Welsh Chapel services. She also refers to the donation of a Welsh goat and appeals for a volunteer to meet the goat at Paddington Station and fed and house it until the procession.