Name/TitlePostcard: "I Thought You Were a Letter-Box"
About this objectLawrence and Jellicoe "London Opinion" Postcard No. 5033. Captioned '"BEG PARDON- I THOUGHT YOU WERE A LETTER BOX!"'. Date stamped July 1916.
MakerLawrence and Jellicoe Ltd
Maker RolePublisher
Date Madec.1916
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, London
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
MeasurementsH: 139 x W: 89 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsSuffragettes
Subject and Association Keywordsmilitant activism
Subject and Association KeywordsMisogyny
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffragette_bombing_and_arson_campaign:
Suffragettes in Great Britain and Ireland orchestrated a bombing and arson campaign between the years 1912 and 1914. The campaign was instigated by the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), and was a part of their wider campaign for women's suffrage. The campaign, led by key WSPU figures such as Emmeline Pankhurst, targeted infrastructure, government, churches and the general public, and saw the use of improvised explosive devices, arson, letter bombs, assassination attempts and other forms of direct action and violence.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2024-5-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved