Suffrage Atelier Postcard, 1909

This propaganda postcard titled "How the Law ‘Protects the Daughters'" can be used to study European suffrage movements. The postcard was created by the group Suffrage Atelier, a pro-suffrage artisan collective in England which was founded in 1909. The postcard dates back to 1909, and it is significant for both its design and purpose. The design is reflective of the work of the Atelier artists, who used block printing, stencils, and etchings to produce prints related to the women’s suffrage cause at the turn of the twentieth century. These materials allowed for images to be printed quickly and efficiently. The postcard reveals how women’s suffrage activists used girls’ images in media campaigns and can facilitate discussions surrounding girls’ places in women’s suffrage movements. Additionally, this postcard depicts English girls comparing their legal rights to those of the French, exemplifying how suffrage activists looked to women’s movements in other countries to inform their own activism. Women’s suffrage was achieved in England in 1928, but not in France until 1945.

This source can be studied alongside the Girl Museum's lesson plan and exhibit titled Young Suffrage.