Charlotte Despard,Suffragette (1844 - 1939), 12 June 1933, or James Jarché © Daily Herald / National Media Museum,Bradford / SSPLIt’s International Women’s Day and the theme for this year is ‘Inspiring Change’. One group of women who certainly inspired change during the early 20th century - particularly here in the UK and in the US - were the Suffragettes.
Pictured here is Charlotte Despard, suffragist, or novelist,Sinn Féin activist, vegetarian and anti-vivisection campaigner.
The Science and Society Picture Library are marking International Women’s Day with an inspiring choice of photographs of Suffragettes from both sides of the pond.
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