Females Collection (page 2)

Female Parisian barristers 1910
Twelve individual photographs of female Parisian barristers, with the Palais de Justice in the background. The caption comments on how the new admissions to the Paris Bar has resulted in a ratio of

Woman gardener on her motor-cycle 1916
Woman jobbing gardener on her motor-cycle with her tools. During the war many women entered the agricultural industry, becoming manual labourors to replace men as they went off to fight. 1916

Female bus conductor in full uniform stepping out of her bus on a snowy London street. circa 1916

Janet Hogarth at Encyclopedia Britannica dinner 1910
Janet Hogarth speaking at an Encyclopedia Britannica dinner held to celebrate the contribution of women to the recent completion of the eleventh edition

Christabel Pankhurst self-exiled in Paris 1912
Christabel Pankhurst (1880 - 1958), British suffragette, photographed buying a newspaper in Paris, following the discovery of her whereabouts after she left London six months before to avoid arrest

Mixed gender evening class at an arts school 1909
A mixed gender evening class at the Birmingham School for Jewellers and Silversmiths, a Branch of the Municipal School of Art

Women working at the Victoria Press 1861
Women and girls working as compositors under the supervision of a man at the Victoria Press printing office in Great Coram Street, London

Underground passage to the House of Commons 1908
The underground passage from Westminster Station to the House of Commons, a section of which was privatised for MPs, usually used in bad weather but increasingly as a way of avoiding suffragettes

Strongwoman Mademoiselle Arniotis 1893
Famous French strongwoman Mademoiselle Arniotis. The accompanying article reports on an interview in which Arniotis claims her strength was something she was born with

Suffragists putting up posters in London 1908
Two women putting up a posters in London. The Womens Freedom League encouraged its members to plaster buildings with posters demanding votes for women as a form of passive protest

Women making flowers 1912
Women from the John Grooms Crippleage and Blind Mission making artificial wild roses to be sold at Alexandra Day. In 1912

Christabel Pankhurst defending herself in court 1908
Christabel Pankhurst shown defending the " rush" on the House of Commons and her role in it at Bow Street Magistrates Court, London

Women waiting to in St Stephens Hall, Feb 1908
Women waiting to be " fetched" in St Stephens Hall, guarded by policemen, as a result of concerns over the actions of the Suffragettes in the House of Commons

Processions of suffragists in London 1908
Women and men protesting womens right to vote in London, notably a procession leaving Parliament Square for Hyde Park. The image is titled " woman more militant than ever"

Hypothetical female smoking party, May 1894
Illustration of an all-female smoking party, captioned " what we are coming to: a ladies smoking party", in reference to the changing social standards for women in Britain. 1894

Self-defense guidance for females 1908
A demonstration of the " gamp" as a useful weapon for female self-defense against hooligans in accordance with changes to the manufacture of umberella sticks

Voice audition for female role in a musical 1908
Illustration of a voice-trial for a female role in a musical comedy, with Stanley Wade and Merlin Morgan shown judging the auditions for Mr George Edwardes theatre companies

Amateur female photographers at work 1890
Amateur female photographers at work in the Court of Lions in the Alhambra, Granada. Woman played an active role in the development of photography as a medium and by the 1890 s

Life class at the Royal Female School of Art 1868
Life class at the Royal Female School of Art in Queen Square. The Royal Female School of Art was founded in 1848 in London and trained women in fine art. Date: 1868

Mrs Davies, the lady sharpshooter 1900
Female rifleman, Mrs Davies, in a trench during the seige of Mafeking (now Mahikeng) in the Boer war. The image was published two days after the end of the seige

Women training to become motor-bus conductresses 1917
Women on a trial trip on a motor-bus as part of their training to become conductresses. The Illustrated London News comments on the war

Undergraduate female student tea party, December 1920
Female undergraduates at Somerville College, Oxford, enjoying a tea party hosted in the living quarters of one of the students

Female and male undergraduates in laboratory, July 1908
Undergraduate students of mixed gender working in one of many new chemical research laboratories at Leeds University, opened by the King on 7 July 1908

Undergraduate female students playing hockey 1920
Undergraduate female students playing a hockey match at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford on a field, with the college buildings in the background

Woman examining her hat in a mirror
Woman photographed as she examines her hat in the mirror in the Northern Polytechnic. The Northern Polytechnic offered classes to enable women to learn how to convert old clothing

Entirely female army, September 1897
Hypothetical depiction of " the next great war", showing an army made up entirely of female soldiers riflemen and artillery, one of which lies dead on the grass

Female postal workers in London, c. 1915
Three female postal workers walking through a London street in full uniform and with satchels to carry their post. During the war, the Post Office lost 75

South African female soldier in the Boer War 1900
Female South African soldier Mrs Otto Krantz with her horse and in a field, at the time of the Boer War. The Sphere describes the military role of Boer women beyond preparation

Line of female ambulance drivers 1918
Female Red Cross ambulance drivers standing in a line in front of their vehicles with their mascot, a great Dane. The Sphere describes Queen Marys specific interest in the role of women in the war

First womens village council in Findon, Sussex, May 1918
Photograph of the first womens village council in Findon, Sussex, established in 1917. The accompanying article describes the origins of the council in the innate female concern for domestic affairs

Female royalist Spanish troops 1875
Three sketches of female Alphonsist vivandieres from different regiments, shortly after the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy under Alphonso XII in Spain, December 1874. Date: 1875

Female royal flying corps driver 1918
Female royal flying corps driver from a painting by Harrington Mann. Date: 1918

A French cantiniere 1890
French cantiniere, named as Madame Vialar, striking a distinctly sassy pose which well displays her two medals; the military medal and the Crimean medal, during the first Franco-Dahomean War

Women unloading van outside veterinary hospital 1918
Women photographed unloading a forage van outside a veterinary hospital in London, specialising in the treatment of injured horses

Women farm workers loading a cart, May 1918
Two female farm workers as they load a cart with " roots for cattle", possibly swedes. The Sphere gives an extremely complimentary report of female work on farms describing how " there

Women jam makers at work, May 1918
Women working in the boiler room of a jam factory in England. Jam-making process, output of the factory and the importance of jam to the armys food supply, needing approximately 100

Woman harvesting apples as old man watches 1918
Old man watches, " not altogether unmixed with disapproval", as women harvest apples in an English garden. The Sphere comments on the mixed reaction of the old man

Women working at a South London gas works 1918
Women working at the South Metropolitan Gas Works, London. The Sphere elaborates on the pioneering work of the engineer of these gas works in successfully replacing male workers with women

Woman carrying gas mask correctly, September 1939
London woman photographed from behind as an example of how best to carry a gas mask. The Sphere comments on the impracticality of holding a gas mask in your hand which it describes as "

Women queuing with their dogs for RSPCA advice, Sept 1939
A group of women queuing with their dogs for advice on pet safety from two RSPCA doctors. The Sphere informs the reader of clinics in London established by the RSPCA to offer information with regards

Civilians filling sandbags for air raid shelters 1939
Civilians, including females in bikini tops and a man in a suit, working together to fill sandbags for use in the construction of public air raid shelters. September 1939

Backs of two walking girls holding helmets, September 1939
Two girls, described as in " smart uniforms", photographed from behind as they walk down a London street, holding steel helmets

Female and male warden conferring in street, Sept 1939
Female warden in a steel helmet reading over the latest regulations with another warden, holding a helmet, in the middle of a busy Westminster street

Caddie master selecting girl caddies at Le Touquet, 1914
A caddie master selecting caddies from a group of clamouring French girls on a golf course at Le Touquet. Date: 1914

Friendship - four girls, 1940s
Four friends pose for a photograph together. Date: c.1948

Twin sisters in matching headscarves, coats and skirts c. 1930s

Woman holding a cat c. 1910

Girl scouts at the Crystal Palace, 1909
Girl scouts at the Crystal Palace, part of a great review, 1909 Date: 1909

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