101 people matching these criteria:
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Suffragettes and Suffragists
The women's suffrage movement grew out of a demand for women to be part of the electoral process and have the same rights to vote as men. The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies was founded by Millicent Garrett Fawcett in 1897. This national, suffragist organization, promoted peaceful protest and allowed men to join. In 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia founded the Women's Social and Political Union. Taking a more militant approach, the suffragettes demonstrated and were often arrested, where the tactic of hunger strike was often employed. This led to the 'Cat and Mouse Act', when officials could wait until prisoners had nearly died from starvation before releasing them, often to be re-arrested for a petty offence soon after. For the suffragettes, the beginning of World War I saw an end to the hunger strikes and a shift to focus on the war effort. The attention of the suffragists was split during the war with many focusing their efforts on a demand for pacifism. The Representation of the People's Act was passed in 1918, entitling women over the age of 30 who also met specific property requirements, the right to vote. On July 2 1928, this act was extended to include women over the age of 21.
Stained glass artist; co-founder of Lowndes and Dury; founder of the Artists' Suffrage League
Sitter in 1 portrait
Dame Edith Sophy Lyttelton (née Balfour)
1865-1948Writer, activist and spiritualist; second wife of Alfred Lyttelton; daughter of Archibald Balfour
Sitter associated with 3 portraits
Mary Kathleen Lyttelton (née Clive)
1856-1907Wife of Arthur Temple Lyttelton; daughter of George Clive
Sitter in 1 portrait
Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth), Countess Markievicz
1868-1927Irish republican and first woman elected to parliament
Sitter in 1 portrait
Florence Priscilla (née McLaren), Lady Norman
1881-1964Trustee of Imperial War Museum, Justice of the Peace for London and suffragist; wife of Sir Henry Norman, 1st Bt; daughter of 1st Baron Aberconway
Sitter in 5 portraits
Political activist, writer and artist; daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst
Sitter in 20 portraits | Artist of 3 portraits
Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence
1871-1961Women's suffragist and Labour politician; MP for Leicester West and Edinburgh East and Secretary of State for India and Burma
Sitter in 18 portraits
Margaret Haig Mackworth (née Thomas), 2nd Viscountess Rhondda
1883-1958Feminist and magazine proprietor
Sitter in 12 portraits
Actress, playwright, novelist and suffragist; wife of George Richmond Parkes
Sitter in 2 portraits
Lella Secor Florence (née Lella Faye Secor)
1887-1966Journalist, author and birth control pioneer; Wife of Philip Sargant Florence
Sitter in 4 portraits
Beatrix Maud (née Cecil), Countess of Selborne
1858-1950Suffragist; wife of 2nd Earl of Selborne; daughter of 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Sitter in 2 portraits
Evelyn Jane Sharp (Mrs H.W. Nevinson)
1869-1955Children's writer and suffragette; second wife of Henry Woodd Nevinson
Sitter in 2 portraits
Feminist activist, artist and writer
Sitter associated with 64 portraits | Artist associated with 99 portraits