Womens Collection (page 5)

Advert for Brettles stockings (London) 1938 Date: 1938

Advert for Russeks Store, New York - an institution of Paris fashion Date: 1924

Suffragette Origin and Development. Charts the Origin and Development of a Suffragette. At 15 a little pet, At 20 a little Coquette, At 40 not married yet! At 50 a Suffragette Date: circa 1909

Suffragettes Plain Things at Meeting. A bevy of buck-toothed, grinning suffragettes applaud the speaker at a Votes for Women meeting

Selection of suffragette banners 1908
Some of the 770 banners carried by suffragettes and suffragists as they marched from the embankment to the Royal Albert Hall

Womens exhibition at Earls Court 1900
Queuing to pay for the Womens Exhibition at Earls Court, 1900. A man puts his hand in his pocket to pay for his wife and daughters

1931 British General Election, women MPs
1931 British General Election, twelve women MPs elected. From left to right: Mrs Helen Shaw, Lady Gwendolen Iveagh, Miss Irene Ward, Miss Thelma Cazalet, Mrs Mavis Tate, Mrs Ida Copeland

Womens undergarments 1935
Double page catalogue of womens underwear from 1935. Date: 1935

WW2 Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst - Womens War Emergency Council
Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960) - (standing) presiding over the Womens War Emergency Council which she started immediately after the outbreak of WW2

Womens shingle cap 1929
Shingle cap, made of crocheted silk, with a choice of colours. Date: 1929

Unusual Eton crop for Fraulein von Poremski, 1928
Fraulein von Poremski, a noted Berlin dancer sporting a geometric, and close-cropped hair style, notably masculine and daring, even in 1928 when everyone was shingling their hair. 1928

Millicent Fawcett speaking at end of pilgrimage march, 1913
Millicent Garrett Fawcett (1847-1929), suffragist and early feminist, co-founder of Newnham College, Cambridge, and president of the moderate National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)

Womens League of Health and Beauty, Prunella Stack
Lady David Douglas-Hamilton, formerly Prunella Stack, with some of her students and teachers at the rehearsal of the Womens League of Health and Beauty for the first peace-time rally in Regents Park

Bicycle built for two 1896
Two young French women riding a tandem. circa 1896

A Variety of womens shoes 1926
Ladies 1920s footwear, including slippers, tennis and dress shoes. Date: circa 1926

Woman police officer in updated uniform, London
Woman police officer in the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options, and the checkered cravat replacing the bow tie

Advert for stockings by Bear Brand 1940
Luxury stocking, showing a model holding up a pair of sheer Bear Brand stockings Date: 1940

Advert for Madame P. Rowleys Toilet Mask 1895
Natural beautifier for bleaching and preserving the skin and removing complexional imperfections. Blemishes may be hidden imperfectly by cosmetics and powers

Machine for Tight Lacing
Satire on the fashion for tight corsets - A correct view of the new machine for winding up the ladies Date: circa 1830

Comic Postcard - WW1 Home Front - Air Raid Alert - Take Cover - an eager volunteer
Comic Postcard - WW1 Home Front - Air Raid Alert - " Take Cover" - an eager volunteer warden shouts down an alert of any occupants of a Ladies Public Convenience! Date: circa 1917

Police officers socialising at a Section House, London
Police officers, male and female, socialising in a sitting room at a Met Police Section House in London. By the fireplace on the left is WPC Doreen Lyess

Suffragettes Who Have Never Been Kissed. A group of elderly, pinch-faced, unattractive suffragettes have, apparently, Never Been Kissed Date: circa 1907

Suffragettes and Dog Cur Hardy. Suffragettes and a dog nicknamed Cur Hardy, a reference to Keir Hardie, the labour Politician and intimate friend of Sylvia Pankhurst. Date: circa 1908

A lady kicking a football, early 1900s

Woman playing football

Palace of Womens Work, Franco British White City Exhibition in London in 1908

The Palace of Women's Work, The Franco-British Exhibition at White City, London, in 1908

YMCA Shakespeare Hut, London during WW1

Pioneer Womens Memorial Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Date: circa 1930s

Lady playing cricket, early 1900s

Women's cricket match, Victorian period

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. V. S. Restaurant
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a a family walking into a Women's Voluntary Service run restaurant. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. A. A. F
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a Women's Auxiliary Air Force servicewoman knelt beside a R.A.F. pilot. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Romance Of Jenny W. R. E. N
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's story book, Romance Of Jenny W.R.E.N. written by Sheila Burns. The image portrays the title character

Wartime Amami Advertisement
A wartime advertisement promoting Amami shampoo, wave set and brilliantine, essential for women's hair care. Friday night is Amami night. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Gracie The Land Girl
A WW2 children's illustrated Gracie doll card, equipped with the outfit of a girl from the Women's Land Army. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Gracie And The W. V. S
A WW2 children's illustrated Gracie doll card, equipped with a wartime Women's Voluntary Service uniform. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Gracie And The N. F. S
A WW2 children's illustrated Gracie doll card, equipped with a wartime National Fire Service women's uniform, unfortunately missing the hat. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Gracie The Waaf
A WW2 children's illustrated Gracie doll card, equipped with a wartime Women's Auxiliary Air Force uniform. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Gracie The Wren
A WW2 children's illustrated Gracie doll card, equipped with a wartime Women's Royal Naval Service uniform. Date: circa 1940s

Lilliburlero (Calling Us All)
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Lilliburlero, (calling us all) arranged by Kenneth J. Alford, words by Arthur Stanley

My ACW2, Music Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for My ACW2, (My Aircraftswoman 2), written and composed by Royal Air Force flight lieutenant John Barnes

WW2 - W. A. A. F. With Commanding Officer
A WW2 short story illustration which depicts a scene where the commanding officer is snarling towards a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Date: circa 1940

Palace of Women's Work - Franco-British Exhibition, London
Palace of Women's Work - Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London. Date: 1908

WW2 W. A. A. F. Greetings Card
The inside of a WW2 greetings card, themed on the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, a servicewomen can be seen in the illustration waving towards a fighter plane. May your luck be always sky-high

WW2 V For Victory Greetings Cards
A pair of WW2 greetings cards, each using a large V for Victory symbol. The illustration on the right shows a Women's Land Army emblem. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Birthday Card, Initials
A WW2 birthday greetings card with a focus on initials, some of which represent wartime services including the Royal Air Force, Auxiliary territorial service, National Fire Service

WW2 Birthday Card, W. A. T. S
An illustrated WW2 birthday greetings card, W.A.T.S. the use of worrying? Smile, it's your birthday! The image shows a pair of smiling cats wearing Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service

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