Name/TitleArtwork: Good Enough to Serve your Country
About this objectArtwork on canvas with wooden frame, featuring a hand-painted image of a First World War nurse surrounded by a montage of photos and news clippings about the women's suffrage campaign and captioned 'Good Enough to Serve your Country but Not Good Enough to Vote'. Made by an Edinburgh school pupil.
MakerEdinburgh school pupil
Date Made2009
Period2000s
Place MadeScotland, Edinburgh
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, wood and canvas
TechniqueMixed Media
MeasurementsH: 305 x W: 400 x D: 35 mm
Subject and Association Keywordseducation & learning
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association Keywordsart & creativity
Subject and Association KeywordsFirst World War
Subject and Association DescriptionOne of a selection of entries from the 2009 Votes for Women Schools Competition organised by Edinburgh EIS (Educational Institute of Scotland: https://www.eis.org.uk/edinburgh) to mark the 1909 women's suffrage demonstration in Edinburgh. Schools in Edinburgh were invited to enter individual and group work in any medium on the theme of Votes for Women.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeArtwork
Object numberGWL-2022-153-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved