During her stay in England in 1913, Bessie Rischbieth found herself fascinated by the charisma of suffragettes and their militant actions. She was so inspired that she spent much of her life collecting memorabilia of the movement, building a collection of photographs, pamphlets, newspaper cuttings, suffrage periodicals, postcards and correspondence. These items are all testimony to the suffragettes’ strength and creativity in the long and arduous path to equal voting rights for women.
Highlights from this inspiring collection are the subject of a new Collection-in-Focus exhibition at the Library. Deeds Not Words opens on Tuesday 6 February.
Find out more in this blog post by curator Dr Béatrice Bijon.
