Group including Sylvia Pankhurst and Charlotte Despard (née French)
9 of 9 portraits of Charlotte Despard (n?e French)
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Group including Sylvia Pankhurst and Charlotte Despard (née French)
by Unknown photographer
vintage print, circa 1916
7 5/8 in. x 9 1/2 in. (195 mm x 242 mm) image size
Purchased, 1987
Photographs Collection
NPG x35726
Sittersback to top
- Charlotte Despard (n?e French) (1844-1939), Suffragette and social worker. Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify
- Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960), Political activist, writer and artist; daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst. Sitter in 19 portraits, Artist or producer of 3 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6566 portraits.
Events of 1916back to top
Current affairs
As war drags on with heavy losses conscription is introduced with the Military Service Act. Conscientious objectors who refused to fight were compelled to do non-military war work, and some were jailed.British Summer Time is introduced, putting the clocks forward an hour during the summer in order to capitalise on daylight hours.
Art and science
C. Hubert H. Parry sets William Blake's poem, Jerusalem, to music popularising the poem and tune as a patriotic English anthem. On hearing Edward Elgar's orchestrated version in 1922, King George V suggested that it replace God Save the King as the National Anthem.International
The Irish Citizen Army starts a Nationalist rebellion in Dublin: The Easter Rising.Massive losses are suffered on the Western Front at the battles of the Somme and Verdun.
The Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire (1916-18) led by Prince Faisal is assisted by T.E. Lawrence, who became known as Lawrence of Arabia.
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