Printed Ephemera — 1914-05-21
To Buckingham Palace, May 21, 1914
Double sided handbill, printed in the suffragette colours of purple and green, announcing a deputation to Buckingham Palace, on May 21, 1914. This notice asks supporters to 'Come and see that these violent and brutal attacks on women are not repeated on May 21st'. The organisers' hopes were dashed when the deputation of 21 May again ended in a violent struggle between the suffragettes and the police. More than 60 women were arrested, including Emmeline Pankhurst, who was restrained outside the gates of Buckingham Palace while trying to present a petition to the king.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 50.82/737
- Object name:
- To Buckingham Palace, May 21, 1914
- Artist/Maker:
- Women's Social and Political Union
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- Production date:
- 1914-05-21
- Material:
- paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 268 mm, W 207 mm (overall)
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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