Elizabeth Crawford

@womanssphere.bsky.social

Historian. Researcher and writer. In the past sold books by and about women. European. FRHistS. OBE. Website womanandhersphere.com New book - https://tinyurl.com/5cdn7dw9 (Bloomsbury) or https://amzn.eu/d/0j4JlLyR (Amazon)

Spectacular processions were staged by both the suffragettes & suffragists - in London & beyond - admired by press & public & enjoyed by the participants. #suffrageobjects such as banners, sashes & other items of ‘regalia’ survive in museums & still appear at auction. For my new book see link in bio

These postcards (plus one), appearing as a reel on my Instagram account, have clearly hit a nerve. I’ve never before had so many views - c. 1.5k. Tho’ I doubt the viewers are book buyers, they seem to appreciate the message. Find me on Insta @elizabeth.crawford2017

Elizabeth Crawford@womanssphere.bsky.social · 3w ago

The idea of a voter as male was so firmly fixed that postcard publishers had great fun with the prospect of ‘the world tuned upside down’ if the suffrage campaign succeeded. Such postcards are ‘suffrage objects’-see my book pub @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social #womenshistory #suffragettes #votesforwomen