‘In 1912, Scotland Yard detectives bought their first camera, to covertly photograph suffragettes. The pictures were compiled into ID sheets for officers on the ground.’
- BBC
1 - Margaret Scott
2 - Olive Leared (nee Hockin)
3 - Margaret McFarlane
4 - Mary Wyan (Mary Ellen Taylor)
5 - Annie Bell
6 - Jane Short
7 - Gertrude Mary Ansell
8 - Maud Brindley
9 - Verity Oates
11 - Mary Raleigh Richardson
12 - May Dennis (nee Lenton)
13 - Kitty Marion (Katherina Maria Schafer)
14 - Lillian Forrester
15 - Miss Johansen
16 - Clara Giveen
17 - Jennie Baines
18 - Miriam Pratt
‘When Evelyn Manesta, one of the Manchester suffragettes, refused to pose for a picture, a guard was brought in to restrain her in front of the camera.
‘But when the photograph of Evelyn Manesta appeared, the arm had been removed. The photographer had acted on official instructions to doctor the photograph so that it would be less controversial.’
10 - Evelyn Manesta
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All images © National Portrait Gallery, London.
This capsule was curated by Shirley Shin.
I thought that the female suffragettes were mainly old hags. I see now that I was only partly right. Mrs. Schafer and Mrs. Dennis prove me wrong.
What a bloody stupid comment.
Some more info about “May Dennis” - real name Lilian Lenton (not nee as she didn’t marry). What a life!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_Lenton
I see that my irony wasn’t taken. Sorry
Just a random observation - I spotted two look-a-likes:
11 - Mary Raleigh Richardson - Princess Anne
15 - Miss Johansen - The Mask (Jim Carey)
Just the obvious in case anyone hasn’t seen one before. The more modern CO11 Spotters card circa 2024s. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/25/spotter-cards
Another look alike: 1 - Margaret Scott - Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin in drag.
Hans - you have a lot to say about how these women look. Maybe you should show us a picture of yourself now?
Yes, Hans. How do YOU look. More to the point, what cause would you feck up your life for?????
Yes, we all have laughed too much in the last decades.
Let us all look serious and stop laughing now!