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Call to Arms by David Wright, showing a model removing her army uniform. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Caught in the Slips by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Life-Line by David Wright, showing a back view of a naked lady. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Yes or No? by David Wright showing a glamorous blonde woman with a headscarf looking questioningly at the artist. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during
The Red Herring by David Wright showing a red-haired woman in a red blouse. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Spitfire by David Wright showing a semi-naked woman, half-dressed in an elaborate evening gown and carrying a feather fan
Women Get the VoteBritish women over 30 years old allowed to vote for the first time
Golf / Lady Golfer 1890A lady golfer addresses the ball
Women Washing DishesThree young women (" Three Lions", perhaps in some way connected with womens services during World War Two) washing and drying dishes together in a large kitchen
Kodak 1924 AdvertA woman cautiously descends a cliff path to the beach, clutching her precious Kodak with which she proposes to take holiday snaps to entertain the family
1950S Office ComputerA man and a women working together with a Pegasus computer at Ferrantis London computer Centre, 21 Portland Place, W1. Date: 1950s
Women Window CleanersA group of newly trained Georginas set off for their first job, carrying their ladders and buckets. Date: 1940s
Amelia Bloomer, Originator of the New Dress - the first sight the British public received of the scandalous new attire for women
Menstrual LodgeMenstrual lodge of Native American peoples, where women were confined while suffering their periods, when they were regarded as unclean and liable to affect hunting and so on
Seaside Fashions 1878Princess line dresses: one is short & more practical for walking, the other has a stand up collar, lacing down the central back seam, buttoned panels at the sides & a train
Mounted DemonstrationMrs Evelina Haversfield & Miss Maud Joachim in a mounted demonstration. They are wearing Votes for Women sashes. Date: circa 1910
Sotnia of Cossack WomenSotnia of female Cossack cavalry exercise on the Nikolsk-Oussourisk plain
Frock, Fur & Feather FanNarrow tubular shaped dress in an ornate fabric by Worth with a plunging back, beaded straps, fur trimmed hem & a long train attached at the lower back. She holds a large feather fan
Man & Woman Costume 1806Man: top hat, top boots, drab coat with sleeves padded & gathered at the shoulder, breeches. Woman: close bonnet, blue pelisse, short cape, vandyked falling collar
Tutmania 1923A comic look at the influence of all things Egyptian, especially on female fashion, sparked by the interest in Tutankhamen & his tomb
Costume / Orange SellerLondon characters: an ORANGE GIRL offers her wares to passers-by in the street, a valuable source of vitamin C if they only knew it
Riding Habits 1834Riding habits. Woman: imbecile sleeves, embroidered canezou, cravat & top hat. Boy: pantaloons, waistcoat with a roll collar, short jacket with gigot sleeves, ruff
Fashionable Shape 1906The fashionable silhouette of the period as personified by the actress Camille Clifford. The waistline may possibly have been re-touched
Evening Dress / DoucetDoucet sleeveless Empire-line tunic dress: bouillonnee / puffing at the hem, a gathered tunic with beaded fringing; worn with a vibrantly patterned fur-trimmed coat
Garden Party Frock 1913Garden party dress by Redfern: tubular style tunic dress with batea (boat) neck, hobble skirt & ornamented with lace & tassels. Hat: flat crown, wide brim, large black bow
Evening Dress 1913Exotic gown witih Chinese style tassels, a narrow draped satin skirt with train worn with an embroidered lace, square necked bodice with decorative cut under-sleeves
Woman Racing DriversWomen join the racing driver fraternity
Draped Balenciaga GownGown in mauve jersey by Balenciaga of Paris which makes dramatic use of classical style drapery. Worn with long evening gloves
Mirrored Dressing TableA graceful & elegant woman sits on an upholstered leather chair at a stylish art deco mirrored dressing table with a bottle of scent, candlesticks & looking glass
Mabel Grey, CourtesanMABEL GREY Victorian courtesan
V for Victory ExerciseDoing the V for Victory gymnastic, keeping fit by stretching in a V shape! Woman women fitness
Girton College LectureA lecture at Girton College, Cambridge, a women-only college until 1977: the students concentrate and prepare to take notes
Lord Sankey 1935Lord John, 1st Viscount Sankey, Lord Chancellor during Ramsay Macdonalds Labour government. Famous for the 1927 Persons case, which asked Are Women Persons ?
St Andrews UniversityWomen students at St Andrews University reading books and making notes in the library
Cotton Carding MachineryInterior of cotton mill: girls and women tend carding, drawing and roving machinery
Womens Hats 1916What the well-dressed American female is wearing on her head in 1916 - from a mail order catalog by Bellas Hess
Flapper / Ascot Dress / 1926An Ascot gown of georgette trimmed with bands of emeralds and diamonds. A fringe of uncurled ostrich feather is caught at one side with a rose and foliage
Egyptian Dress / VionnetBlack dress by Madeleine Vionnet inspired by recent archaeological discoveries in Egypt: tubular long bodice with horizontal bands, gored skirt with handkerchief hem
Menat TalismanMENAT TALISMAN Incorporating the emblem of Hathor, the goddess of motherhood, this talisman protected ancient Egyptian women
Pope Joan or Joanna, legendary female popePope Joan or Joanna, a legendary female pope, thought to have reigned for a time during the Middle Ages, but probably a fabrication, as there is no contemporary evidence
Resemblance of animals and their ownersAnimals who resemble their owners - or vice versa -- a sheep and a cat
Margaret Vergh Gryffyth, horned womanMargaret Vergh Gryffyth, Welsh woman who exhibited herself with a 10 centimetre horn growing from her forehead
Cecilia Leitch in match against Harold Hilton, Walton HeathCharlotte Cecilia Pitcairn Leitch (13 April 1891 ? 16 September 1977), often known as Cecil - British amateur golfer. She was born in Silloth, Cumberland, England
India - the Amir of Kabul Afghanistan 1860s19th century vintage photograph India - the Amir of Kabul Afghanistan Shepherd and Robertson, 1860s
India - a maharaja, child prince and his officials 1860s19th century vintage photograph India - India - a maharaja and his officials, Shepherd and Robertson, 1860s
India - a maharaja and his officials19th century vintage photograph - India - a maharaja and his officials
Persian women using a large grindstone, Iran Date: circa 1900s
Comic postcard, born on St Swithins Day Date: 20th century