Name/TitleGreetings card: Chrystal Macmillan
About this objectHerstory greetings card with envelope in unopened cellophane wrapper featuring an illustration of women's rights campaigner Chrystal Macmillan (1872-1937) by Lorna Miller and a quote attributed to Macmillan: "We'll live to fight another day". The Herstory series was published specially for International Women's Day 2017.
MakerMiller, Lorna
Maker RoleIllustrator
MakerChris George Cards
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made2017
Period2010s
Place MadeEngland, Shrewsbury
Place NotesChris George Cards, Shrewsbury, UK
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
MeasurementsH: 180 x W: 133 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPeace movement
Subject and Association KeywordsInternational Women's Day (IWD)
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrystal_Macmillan:
Jessie Chrystal Macmillan (13 June 1872 – 21 September 1937) was a suffragist, peace activist, barrister, feminist and the first female science graduate from the University of Edinburgh as well as that institution's first female honours graduate in mathematics. She was an activist for women's right to vote, and for other women's causes. She was the second woman to plead a case before the House of Lords, and was one of the founders of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeGreetings card
Object numberGWL-2022-97-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved