London Deputation received by the Prime Minister, HH Asquith, June 20, 1914. Creator: Unknown.

London Deputation received by the Prime Minister, HH Asquith, June 20, 1914.  Creator: Unknown.

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East London Deputation received by the Prime Minister, HH Asquith, June 20, 1914. From left to right: Elsie Watkins, Jessie Payne, Mrs Savoy, Mrs Bird, Julia Scurr, Mrs Parsons. Six working mothers - part of the East London Federation of Suffragettes (ELFS) - met British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith. The ELFS radically supported the vote for all men and women irrespective of class. Julia Scurr, as spokeswoman, said: 'We want to say to you that, in our view, a woman attending to her home is as much a wage earner as if she went out into a factory, and that because women bring children into the world they perform the greatest of all services to the State, and they have the greatest of all reasons to desire to help in securing its welfare'. From "The Suffragette Movement. An intimate account of persons and ideals" by E Sylvia Pankhurst. [1931].


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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Herbert Asquith: British: Politician, prime minister, statesman
  2. Sylvia Pankhurst: British: Author, artist, designer, speaker, campaigner for women's suffrage

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  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4757x3670
File Size : 51,148kb


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  1. 324.3 *6577*
  1. 1280001153
  1. 3-057-585
  1. 3057585

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