Back to Page 14 Go to Page 16Printed ephemera
Note: Some items of Printed Ephemera are also listed in Major Archives of Suffrage Material and Archives of Individual Suffragists.
Arbroath, 1913 Copies of two letters to Miss Lindsay in Arbroath warning her of suffragette activity near her home… “I chanced to pass by last night and there was no fewer than eight bicycles…I saw the crowd disappear in by the back and the thought struck me that some of them might be suffragettes as they all seemed strangers.” In private hands. (Copies in WC)
Bill of Suspension, 1912 Ethel Moorhead’s Bill of Suspension of 1912, heard at the High Court of Judiciary in Edinburgh. This legal document details Moorhead’s appeal against Charles Macpherson, prosecutor in her trial at Edinburgh Police Court earlier in 1912 when she was found guilty of attacking teacher Peter Ross with a dog whip in a classroom at Broughton School, and for breaking seven police station window panes. She had been sentenced to a fine of £1 or 10 days’ imprisonment. The Bill of Suspension states that Moorhead had “paid the fine under protest,” while some suffrage histories (for example Crawford, 1999) claim that she was dismayed that a supporter had paid her fine against her wishes, thus securing her release. Moorhead’s appeal was on the basis of the magistrate’s refusal to allow her to speak at the trial, and that to do so was “wrongous, illegal and oppressive.” The appeal was dismissed. The bill is accompanied by two later letters, c1940s, in which the whipping incident was said to have been “a legend in Broughton School for many years.” (Edinburgh Central Library QYDA 1820 M81)
Bute, 1905 Early suffrage comment on a picture postcard, sent from Rothsay to Colchester, July 13, 1905. Sender, who signs herself ‘C.S.’, states, “I think I will ask Mr Lamont the next time he is home if he is in favour of allowing ladies into the House of Commons, as they have no vote at a Parliamentary Election. I hope to have a vote the next time.” (Watson Collection)
Calendars Calendar, 1910. Produced in support of votes for women. Printed in Glasgow. (People’s Palace) Women's Suffrage Calendar for 1889. A small calendar edited by Helen Blackburn, more a diary, priced 3d, which provides useful lists of women graduates, medical women, etc, held by women. Bristol, 1888. (National Library of Scotland)
Cartoons/caricatures Cartoon, 1908. Titled ‘Another Manchester?’ Originally published in the Dundee Advertiser in April, 1908. Winston Churchill is seen nervously approaching a bucking horse, being held by a groom. Its saddle is inscribed ‘Dundee.’ The background is filled with women ringing bells, a reference to Mary Maloney’s activities during the 1908 by-election which brought Churchill to stand in Dundee. A large banner proclaims ‘Votes for Women.’ In a corner of the cartoon is an inset sketch of Churchill getting his backside kicked by a horse in Manchester, a reference to his recent electoral defeat there. The caption reads: ‘Dear Winston (thinks): “Looks a bit fresh – not so safe a seat as I expected.” (Copy in WC)
Cartoon, 1912. 'Women on the Warpath.' Hand-coloured caricature of a donkey riding through Dundee with a carrot dangling in front of it bearing the words ‘Votes for Women.’ Riding the donkey is a woman wearing a 'Red Indian' headdress and holding a bottle of phosphorous. Nearby, flames and smoke come from a pillar box. The donkey is followed by two running women, dressed as Indians, one bearing a pepper pot, the other holding an axe. Original appeared in Dundee Advertiser. (WC) |
