#WomensSuffrageMovement

2025-12-28

Suffragettes, London [no date recorded on caption card]
Bain News Service
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.1 million people in 2024. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.1 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of the national government and parliament. London grew rapidly in the 19th century, becoming the world's largest city at the time. Since the 19th century the name "London" has referred to the metropolis around the City of London, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent and Hertfordshire, which since 1965 has largely comprised the administrative area of Greater London, governed by 33 local authorities and the Greater London Authority.

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loc.gov/item/2014680110/

The image shows a historical scene of a group of women marching in a street protest. They are holding large, rectangular signs with bold text. The signs read "VOTES FOR WOMEN" and "MEETING," indicating that the event is related to the women's suffrage movement. The women are dressed in long, dark dresses typical of early 20th-century fashion, and some are wearing hats. The background shows a row of buildings, likely in an urban setting, and there are a few men in the background, some of whom appear to be watching or observing the event. The photograph has a sepia tone, suggesting it is an older image. The text at the bottom of the image identifies the location as "SUFFRAGETTES, LONDON."

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