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Hypothetical female smoking party, May 1894Illustration 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
Suffragettes in wax: a cabinet meeting of the militant ladies who seek the vote. The figures of Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, Emmeline Pethwick Lawrence and Annie Kenny
Advert for International Fur Store 1908Two women wearing the latest motoring fur coats, in three quarter or full length, available in grey squirrel, pony, silver rabbit or seal-dyed, to wear immediate. Date: 1908
Advert for International Fur Store 1919Womens fur accessories in the new winter season. 1919
Hill Hall Training Prison, EssexInmates in the reading room of Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, Theydon Mount, Essex. Date: circa 1950
Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, EssexInmates at work in the kitchen of Hill Hall Womens Training Prison, Theydon Mount, Essex. Date: circa 1950
The Thumb print frock by Peter RussellMiss Eileen ( Babs ) Lamb, posed in a dress decorated with thumb prints designed by Peter Russell. Date: 1933
Tennis clothes designed by Mrs Fearnley WhittingstallTennis player, Mrs E. Fearnley Whittingstall, formerly Miss Eileen Bennett, modelling a variety of tennis clothes she had designed. Date: 1933
Fortnum & Mason fashion ad - Mrs Philip KindersleyAdvertisement for a ready-to-wear suit in pale green wool tweed with white revers from Fortnum & Mason, modelled by society beauty, Mrs Philip Kindersley
Mrs Dora Montefiore, suffragist, in courtMrs Dora Montefiore (1851-1933), English-Australian womens suffragist, socialist, poet, and autobiographer, seen here in court on 31 October 1913. 1913
Young Edwardian woman in large hat and mink coatYoung Edwardian woman in a large hat and mink coat. Date: circa 1908
Ella Hepwoth Dixon, English novelist and editorElla Hepwoth Dixon (pen name Margaret Wynman, 1857-1932), English novelist, and editor of The Englishwoman magazine. 1897
Mrs Pyce-Jones training in her gym. 1906
Calendar, Womens Achievements in reign of Queen VictoriaCalendar of Womens Achievements in the Reign of Queen Victoria. 1897
Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, Princess of Conde, mother to the Great Conde, 1593-1650. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Edward Hargrave from The Ladys Magazine
Scene in a gynaeceum, womens quarters, Ancient Greece. One woman teaching her children, another playing with a baby, others embroidering, reading and spinning
Summer dress, French womens fashions, Napoleonic era, 1810. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)
Evening dress, French womens fashions, Napoleonic era, 1810Evening dress, French womens fashions, Napoleonic era, 181. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
Evening ball gown, Napoleonic era, 1808French womens fashions, evening ball gown, Napoleonic era, 1808. Illustration by Forester, lithograph by Madame Goclon from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
French womens fashions of 1790: with milkmaids bonnet, bonnet a la laitiere. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
French womens fashions of 1789: dress a la Turque and chapeau-bonnette with roses and a rainbow ribbon. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la
French womens fashions of 1786 (bourgeois). Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration in le Cabinet des modes from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
French womens fashions of 1750. Handcoloured lithograph after a contemporary print from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)
Spring dress with Egyptian style embroidery by IsobelA frock of fine black silk jerseylene featuring embroideries in Egyptian colourings from Isobel, of 4 Maddox Street, London. Worn with a dashing hat and cane
Peace Day Celebrations - Female Police in uniform WWIMembers of the new womens police in their uniform, taking part in the Peace Day march celebrations on 19th July 1919 in London following the end of World War One. Date: 19th July 1919
Peace Day Celebrations - Womens Royal Naval Service WWIMembers of Womens Royal Naval Service, know as the Wrens, with one of their officers, formed in 1917 for the First World War
Peace Day Celebrations - Womens Royal Air Force WWIMembers of the Womens Royal Air Force, an organization that rendered invaluable service in WWI, founded in 1918. Photograph showing the Wrens taking part in the Peace March on 19th July 1919
Peace Day Celebrations - Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Peace Day CelebrationsMembers of Queen Marys Army Auxiliary Corps on parade. The force were called into existence to act as substitute for the soldiers who were fighting at the front. Date: 19th July 1919
The British Red Army at LeytonstoneCommandant J. Snooks, who served during the First World War as a Lieutenant, and Mrs. Campbell, the Commandant of the Womens Section
The Bloomer Polka, The Promenade and The At HomePromotional music sheet for The Bloomer Polkas, The Promenade and The At Home, showing genteel ladies resting after a bout of dancing
Cartoon, A hint for the seaside, no bathing machine required (just a wide crinoline). 1857
Advert for Lillywhites skating items 1930Advertisement for skating items, available at Lillywhites, Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1930
Advert for Gorringes womens early spring hats 1923Selection of hats for early spring. Date: 1923
Model wearing skiing coat 1928Model wearing a practical skiing coat, from Burberry, Date: 1928
Knitted womens cardigans 1940Page from a magazine showing two models wearing knitted cardigans. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing, many chose to knit their own clothes as a cheaper alternative
Cicely Hamilton and Edith Craig, suffragettesCicely Hamilton (1872-1952) and Edith Craig (1869-1947). Edith was the daughter of the actress Ellen Terry, a theatre director, producer, costume designer and pioneer of the womens suffrage movement
Millicent Garrett Fawcett, suffragist leaderMillicent Garrett Fawcett (Mrs Henry Fawcett LLD, 1847-1929), British suffragist leader. Date: circa 1908
Knitted outfit by Schiaparelli 1930A beige and brown knitted tricot sweater with demure front buttons and a little basque that emerges from below the belt. 1930
Bystander Winter Sports Number 1930Front cover of The Bystander magazines Winter Sports number featuring two stylish skiiers on the piste. Date: 1930
Portico, The Martha Washington, Portland, Oregon, USA - Portland Womens Union Building. Date: 1930s
Bathing at Brighton, Sussex 1901Bathing at Brighton, Sussex. Date: 1901
Womens petticoats 1935Double page catalogue of a selection womens full length petticoats. Date: 1935
Advert for American Shoe Company 1907Bargain sale at American Shoe Company, Regent, Street. Date: 1907
A. T.s officer uniform from Moss Bros 1940Advertisement for Moss Bros during the Second World War, a photograph of a woman modelling an officers uniform in barathea or whipcord cloth. Date: 1940
Clothes for punting and picnics 1931A variety of outfits ideal for summer days messing about on the river or enjoying a smart riverside club in the home counties
Beach pyjamas, 1931Yellow, white and blue spots on a green background make the attractive pyjama suit on the left from Marshall and Snelgrove
Sea Suits for Sunning and Swimming 1931Clothes for swimming and sunbathings, two leisure preoccupations of the 1930s. The gaily coloured outfit on the left in striped blue and white heavy cotton has braces to the trousers
Tennis fashion, 1931 drawn by Pat CharlesSmart equipment for the tennis courts. Tennis frocks from Lillywhites of Piccadilly and useful little coats from Swan and Edgar. Date: 1931
