Suffragettes armed with materials to chain themselves to railings mb-artist Studio_of_Cornelius_Janssen_van_Ceulen Published by the London City

Published by the London City Mission

With the trophy and winner's laurel wreath behind him in a crowd of supporters

Frontispiece to An astronomical catechism

'The Four-in-Hand Club

although sometimes uneasily

Suffragettes armed with materials to chain themselves to railings mb-artist Studio_of_Cornelius_Janssen_van_Ceulen Published by the London CitySuffragettes armed with materials to chain themselves to railings, 1909. The Suffragettes found that by chaining themselves to railings they could gain much needed time to deliver their speeches before the police arrested them. The woman on the right is Vera Holme (1881 1969), Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) chauffeur.