Name/TitleReplica print: "Somehow The Tide Keeps Rising"
About this objectBlank greetings card produced by the Museum of London. The featured image shows a woman wearing a long dress, hat and scarf using a broom to sweep back breaking waves on a beach. The wave crests are marked with words such as 'Taxpayers', Civil Servants', 'Professional Women', 'Mothers' and 'Working Women'. The caption below says: 'THE NEW MRS PARTINGTON (OF THE ANTI SUFFRAGE SOCIETY). "SOMEHOW THE TIDE KEEPS RISING!"' Another caption on the back of the card reads: "Postcard, cartoon 'The New Mrs Partington', c.1910. Mrs Partington, a leasing light of the opponents of women's suffrage, is hopelessly trying to sweep back the advancing tide of the demand for the vote."
MakerMills, Ernestine
Maker RoleArtist
MakerMuseum of London
Maker RoleProducer
Date Madec.1910
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, London
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 149 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsSuffragettes
Subject and Association KeywordsWSPU
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeGreetings card
Object numberGWL-2024-6-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved