Légende

Mary Leigh (waving) and Edith New, the first Suffragette window-breakers, released from Holloway Prison, London, 22 August 1908. Leigh (1885-1979) and New (1877-1951) were the first suffragettes to use vandalism as a tactic in the fight to gain votes for women. From "The Suffragette Movement. An intimate account of persons and ideals" by E Sylvia Pankhurst. [1931].

Date

1908

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A16_212

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (1,3Mo) / 42,1cm x 29,7cm / 4971 x 3511 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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