Polling Station
Poster
1909 to 1913 (designed and printed)
1909 to 1913 (designed and printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The Women's Suffrage movement in Britain was formalised in 1903 when Emmeline Pankhurst established the Women's Social and Political Union. Voting rights for women over 30 were granted in 1918, but equal rights with men (that is, at age 21) were not granted until 1928. This poster was produced by the Suffrage Atelier, a society formed in 1909, to 'encourage artists to forward the Women's Movement, and particularly the enfranchisement of women, by means of pictorial publications'. The relatively unsophisticated technique of block printing was partly a consequence of limited funds, but it also allowed 'fresh cartoons [to be] got out at very short notice'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Polling Station (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Woodcut poster, hand-coloured |
| Brief description | Woodcut poster entitled 'Polling Station', issued by the Suffrage Atelier. London, 1909 to 1913 |
| Physical description | Poster depicting a line of men queueing to enter a polling station, while a group of women in a range of professions are denied entry by a policeman. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss A.E. Norris |
| Summary | The Women's Suffrage movement in Britain was formalised in 1903 when Emmeline Pankhurst established the Women's Social and Political Union. Voting rights for women over 30 were granted in 1918, but equal rights with men (that is, at age 21) were not granted until 1928. This poster was produced by the Suffrage Atelier, a society formed in 1909, to 'encourage artists to forward the Women's Movement, and particularly the enfranchisement of women, by means of pictorial publications'. The relatively unsophisticated technique of block printing was partly a consequence of limited funds, but it also allowed 'fresh cartoons [to be] got out at very short notice'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.644-1972 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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