Name/TitlePostcard: Suffragettes and Their Bombs
About this objectPostcard No. 1365: Captioned "WELL! I'VE HEARD ABOUT SUFFRAGETTES AND THEIR BOMBS !!" and depicting a rotund lady with prominent bottom standing on the parapet of a bridge with her back to the viewer. She wears a Suffragette hat and sash and carries a sheaf of pamphlets that read 'VOTES FOR WOMEN' in one hand. A gentleman in a top hat and tails is passing her with a look of astonishment on his face.
Period1910s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
Inscription and MarksOn front, top centre, in pencil: "4/-"
Correspondence: "Dearest, I am [or possibly Jane] awfully [???] not get [? home] to see you but I was too [??? ? some time] It was Jacks fault like him Much love (Kelly)".
Addressee: Mrs [???] [? R, H Crescent], Hoole Lane, Chester
No stamp but postmarked Chester, 16 June 1914
MeasurementsH: 89 x W: 135 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association KeywordsSuffragettes
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - political
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2010-71
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved