Name/TitlePostcard: We Can Wear the Trousers
About this objectBamforth & Co Series No. 1839: captioned "IF WE CAN'T HAVE THE VOTE, WE CAN WEAR THE TROUSERS!" and depicting a woman in a trouser suit standing on a podium in a pose of dramatic oration, observed by a group of slightly puzzled-looking men.
MakerBamforth & Co Ltd
Maker RolePublisher
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, Holmfirth
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksCorrespondence: "My Dear Brother and [? Auntie], we are coming to [? join] you on Monday so get [???] up ready lots of love and [squeezed in sideways] kisses from Jack."
Addressee: Master [? S I Brant ? Brand] 1 Richmond Villas, Avenue Rd, Hunstanton
Halfpenny stamp postmarked Cambridge, 11 PM, July 29, 1911
MeasurementsH: 136 x W: 86 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - political
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2010-67
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved