KP/AK/4/2/7 - Suffragette ribbons
Reference code
KP/AK/4/2/7
Level of description
Sub-item
Title
Suffragette ribbons
Date/s
1903-1917
Quantity & Format
1 Artefacts
Creator
Women's Social and Political Union
Scope and content
Three individual pieces of tricolor cotton ribbon. One piece has an additional metal fastening buckle.
A signature fashion statement of the suffragette movement, seen on sashes, ribbons, and other accessories. In 1908 Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, the co-editor of the WSPU's newspaper, 'Votes for Women', designed the suffragettes' colour scheme of purple for loyalty and dignity, white for purity, and green for hope.
A signature fashion statement of the suffragette movement, seen on sashes, ribbons, and other accessories. In 1908 Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, the co-editor of the WSPU's newspaper, 'Votes for Women', designed the suffragettes' colour scheme of purple for loyalty and dignity, white for purity, and green for hope.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright: Believed to be expired.