The Actresses’ Franchise League was formed in 1908 by a group of theatre professionals keen to support Votes for Women. The league produced a huge variety of entertainments, contributing to the performative propaganda of the suffrage movement and embracing new forms, new spaces, new ideas, and new audiences. In this talk, Dr Naomi Paxton will explore the work and legacy of the suffragist actresses and actors of the Actresses’ Franchise League, and the part that the league played in the campaign for equal rights.
Prison Commission and Home Office Prison Department
Suffragettes Evelyn Manesta and Lillian Forrester in prison yard
Finger impressions, suffragettes and suffragists, default of recognizances and surety prisoners