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Female jockeys riding gentlemen like horsesTwo women jockeys with riding crops, spur on their steeds - not horses, but top-hatted and tailed gentlemen who wear bridles in their mouths
Mademoiselle Chauvin the first female barrister 1901Mademoiselle Chauvin, the first female barrister, illustrated as she is sworn in at the French Bar. The Sphere describes the mixed reaction to Mdlle Chauvins right to practise
Eve Adamised 1927Eve Adamised : new woman in a liberated age dons male attire of suit & tie with hair in an Eton crop, but signals her gender with make-up, earings & a cigarette holder
Advertisement for the Western Electric vacuum cleaner with a women patiently cleaning the carpet around her snoozing husband. Lets hope that cigarette falls into his lap and wakes him up. Date: c.1924
Reprisal! by H M Bateman - humorous illustration of what can happen if a woman decides to wear trousers. In this scene the reprisal for the wife wearing trousers is that her husband has taken to
Lesley AbdelaLESLEY ABDELA MBE An expert advisor to governments and international organisations in the fields of gender, human rights and democratic enpowerment
Scene from Shakespeares Twelfth NightA scene from Shakespeares comedy, Twelfth Night, in which Sir Toby Belch encourages the reluctant duellists, Sir Andrew Aguecheek and the page Cesario (Viola disguised)
Scene from Shakespeares CymbelineA scene from shakespeares Cymbeline, in which Imogen, dressed as a boy, has found a hut in the forest and, being hungry, has eaten some food
Colonel Barker - Valerie SmithPage from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel Barker (aka John Hill and Geoffrey Norton), who was born Lilias Irma Valerie Barker in 1895
Colonel Barker - Valerie Smith Page from The Graphic reporting on the case of ColonelPage from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel Barker (aka John Hill and Geoffrey Norton), who was born Lilias Irma Valerie Barker in 1895
Anti-suffrage satirical postcard - Leap Year Goods - " Will wear well". A woman in full tweed suit of jacket and plus fours standing with her motorbike. 1908
Female LucubrationMezzotint on laid paper by Philip Dawe, after John Foldsons Female Lucubration, published by J. Bowles, London, 1772. Date: 1772
Cover design, Do it yourself, May 1966 - do it herself, a practical guide for the woman about the house Date: 1966
Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, writer, poet and travellerLucie Delarue-Mardrus (1874-1945)was a prolific poet and novelist, penning more than 70 books. As well as being married to a man for fifteen years
Club Life - What we are coming toInside a Gentlemen's clubs where women were strictly not allowed. An engraving showing what would happen if women were invited too. Date: circa 1860s
Miss Francis of Yale, a three-act farce by Michael Morton, at the Theatre Metropole, Camberwell, London, E B Normans Company from The Globe Theatre, starring Ethel Hope and Stanley Cooke
Mr Cinders, a Barrel of Fun, musical comedy, score by Vivian Ellis and Richard Myers, libretto by Clifford Grey and Greatorex Newman, presented by Macdonald & Young, Pleasure Garden Theatre
First female jurors at the Old Bailey 1921The empanelling for the first mixed jury, with its forewoman Mrs Taylor Bumstead. Date: 1921
First female member of Parliament, Anna Rogstad, April 1911Front cover of the Sphere showing Anna Rogstad the first female member of Parliament in the world as she takes her place in the Nowegian Storting
Women building the elevated railway in Tokyo, October 1904Female labourors as they carry bricks for use in the construction of the elevated railway, Tokyo. The caption describes how women working in manual labour was not uncommon in Japan. Date: 1904
Mixed gender evening class at an arts school 1909A mixed gender evening class at the Birmingham School for Jewellers and Silversmiths, a Branch of the Municipal School of Art
Undergraduate female student tea party, December 1920Female 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 1908Undergraduate students of mixed gender working in one of many new chemical research laboratories at Leeds University, opened by the King on 7 July 1908
Entirely female army, September 1897Hypothetical 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
South African female soldier in the Boer War 1900Female 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
Women working at a South London gas works 1918Women 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
Women queuing with their dogs for RSPCA advice, Sept 1939A 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
Backs of two walking girls holding helmets, September 1939Two 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 1939Female warden in a steel helmet reading over the latest regulations with another warden, holding a helmet, in the middle of a busy Westminster street
Miss Ada L. Ward, L. L. A. (Lady Literate in Arts). circa 1907
Anna Zinkiesen - Mariegold - Mariegold Broadcasts - Soon - it may not matter much - DoAnna Zinkiesen - Mariegold - " Mariegold Broadcasts" - " Soon - it may not matter much - Do away with Men - as such!" Date: 1933
Anna Zinkiesen, Mariegolds Dress Designer - 2. An Exclusive and Charming Portrait of Madame Jamais, who in Private life is Mr Pimpskin Pottle. Date: 1927
Comment on Womens Fashion for wearing trousers / culottesGerman Comment on Womens Fashion for wearing trouser suits / culottes - " You are in here if you are wearing trousers
Baby on a comic postcard -- The clumsy artist made a blot, and now I don t know which is the proper thing for me to wear, petticoats or breeches!! Date: circa 1910s
Quentin Jacobsen with model20-year-old photographer Quentin Jacobsen poses with a model for a feature entitled What People are Hating. Quentin " believes men should take the initiative
The Dance of the Forty-One, Mexico -- a notorious society scandal uncovered by a police raid on a private residence on 17 November 1901, where a group of men were dancing
As You Like It, by William Shakespeare, the Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton (seen here as Rosalind) 1907-8 season at His Majestys Theatre, London (they also played Othello, The Taming of the Shrew)
Hijras, transvestites of Southern Asia. They are physiological males who have a feminine gender identity. Date: circa 1890s
Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham, SurreyThe dining hall at the Holborn Union workhouse in Mitcham, Surrey. The uniformed inmates sit at benches in segregated sections - the men can be seen at the rear of the hall
Hexagonal workhouse, perspective viewPerspective view of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Hexagonal workhouse, ground floor planThe ground floor layout of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Square workhouse, ground floor planThe ground floor layout of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Mary Ann Talbot resisting a pressgangMary Ann Talbot (1778 - 1808) donned male clothes and enlisted as a sailor during the Napoleonic Wars; she was wounded in 1794 and later captured by the French
Miss Evelyn Millard in The Adventure of Lady UrsulaThe Adventure of Lady Ursula by Anthony Hope. First produced at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London, on 11 October 1898, revival at the Garrick Theatre 5 January 1909
Emancipation, her man at arms-length on a piece of stringFemale Emancipation - A well-dressed lady keeps her man (in WW1 military attire) safely at arms-length on a piece of string. Date: circa 1916
Cartoon, Ordinance, WW1Cartoon, Ordinance. A soldier doing a stack of washing up says his wife is working in a munitions factory making shells. Their roles appear to have reversed! Date: 1915
Suffragette Geese Miss Hissy. Miss Hissy addresses a meeting of the Gooses Social and Political Union, asking, Is a question of gander - I mean gender to stand between us and the vote
Woman Firefighter - Taking on traditional male rolesFirst World War postcard charting womens role in filling many traditionally male jobs. In this case, a female firefighter stands in her uniform, hose at the ready. Date: circa 1916
No Objection Taken - womens war work, 1916A page of sketches of mans work the men want the women to want, a humorous (and slightly chauvinistic) comment on the traditionally male jobs taken by women during the First World War. 1916
Women finding themselves suddenly unemployed in 1919" Good-bye-e-e!" These girls marching off to pastures new seem a jolly bunch, although for the 750000 women who found themselves suddenly unemployed in 1919
An emancipated woman dreaming of the perfect husbandMy Dream. An emancipated woman dreaming of a small, manageable, respectable husband! Date: circa 1920s
Participants in female circumcision ceremony, AfricaParticipants in a female circumcision ceremony line up in Ubangi-Shari (Oubangi Chari), a French colony in central Africa, now part of the Central African Republic
Emancipated woman shows off her strengthThe strong emancipated woman shows off her strength; she balances on a barbell with two red Valentines Day hearts for weights while picking up a puppet-like little man by the scruff of the neck
Valentine admiration of emancipated womanThe strong emancipated woman on a red heart Valentines Day see-saw, crushes the puppet-like little man as she rises. Date: 1910s
Young lady cries after receiving a retort from her boyfriendTaking a Hot Return - cricket analogy used on a humorous(ish?) postcard showing a girl upset after receiving a harsh retort from her beau. Date: 1908
Transvestite hoeing his Victory Garden. The humorous caption reads: " From a Busy Old Hoer" !!! Date: 1943
First mixed jury, 1921The first women jurors at the Central Criminal Court: a mixed jury waiting to be sworn in on 11th January 1921. 11th January 1921
Leap Year Matrimony - Strong WomenI Wed Him. Leap Year Matrimony - Strong Women take fullsome advantage of their right on a leap year to ask for the hand in marriage of their chaps
Grace - A cross-dresserCross-dressing: the wearing of clothing and other accoutrement commonly associated with a gender within a particular society that is seen as different than the one usually presented by the dresser
Anti-suffragette cartoon featuring woman and phrenologistA fearsome-looking woman, with a scroll labelled Votes (for) Women, is having the bumps on her head examined by a man. He concludes that if she lives for a thousand years
Hexagonal workhouse, second floor planThe second floor layout of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Square workhouse, second floor planThe second floor layout of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Square workhouse, first floor planThe first floor layout of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Square workhouse, perspective viewPerspective view of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
How to disguise oneself as a boyIf only Willie Clarkson had helped Miss Le Neve. Advice given by Mr Willie Clarkson, the theatrical costumier, on how to disguise a young lady as a young man days after the disguise of Dr Crippen
Mrs Bridges AdamsMrs Mary Bridges Adams, a member of the new London School Board. She was committed to educational opportunity for workers children
Prince John of Wales (1905-1919), youngest son of King George V and Queen Mary, pictured here wearing a dress. Until after the First World War it was normal to dress small boys
Satire on gender equalityEquality At Last! A satirical cartoon, showing how women have at last achieved equality, based on the way the man and woman on the left are dressed
Mrs Christian DavisMRS CHRISTIAN DAVIS nee CAVENAUGH alias MOTHER ROSS Irish adventuress and cross-dresser
Boy & Riding Crop 1860SBoy: short sleeved frock which leaves his shoulders bare, a striped sash, stockings & shoes with an ankle strap. His gender is declared via the riding crop he holds
