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This page follows historian Dr. Sheila Hanlon's past and recent research projects. Her interests include Victorian and Edwardian cycling history and the WWI and WWII Women's Land Army, both in Canada and Britain.
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- Rosa May Billinghurst: Suffragette on Three Wheels
- The Countess of Warwick: A Society Cyclist
- The Pankhursts: Clarionettes and Suffragettes
Category Archives: Research
The Way to Wareham: Lady Cyclists in Punch magazine cartoons, 1890s
Lady cyclists were a favorite subject for comment in the pages of satirical publications such as Punch. Hundreds of poems, diatribes, and cartoons on the topic were published in the years during and buffering the cycling craze. The lady cyclists … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, cartoon, history, knickerbockers, lady cyclist, nosce teipsum, Punch, rational dress, satire, women
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Pedalling Pilgrims: Cyclists and the 1913 NUWSS Pilgrimage
At the height of the Edwardian suffrage movement, a number of organisations held mass marches and pilgrimages to publicise the “Votes for Women” campaign. The postcard above shows a group of participants on the 1913 NUWSS Pilgrimage. These pilgrims … Continue reading
Police Sting on Lillian Ida Lenton’s Bicycle, 1913
Militant suffragette Lilian Ida Lenton, AKA Ida Inkley, is labelled “12” in the Criminal Record Office surveillance photo above. Lenton (1891-1972) was a dancer who joined the WSPU at age 21. She was introduced to militant action as part of … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, history, Ida Inkley, Lilian Ida Lenton, militant, suffragette
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Is your wife a suffragette or scorcher?
The emasculated husband was a popular subject for picture postcards protesting the consequences of new womanly and suffragette ways. The postcard shown above dates to the Edwardian suffrage campaign. The maker’s inscription on its reverse reads Eustace Watkins. The back of the … Continue reading
Suffragettes Threaten Oxford Cambridge Boat Race, 1913
Suffragettes and suffragists targeted sports institutions as part of publicity campaigns and militant action, particularly from 1911-13. Golf courses, race tracks, and cricket pavilions were preferred sites for militant actions, but all sporting events were considered to be at risk … Continue reading
Pank-a-Squith Board Game, c. 1909
Cycling was one of many forms of leisure integrated into the suffrage campaign. Games, toys and other novelties were produced by a number of organisations to promote the principles of the suffrage movement, announce events, and raise funds. Pank-a-Squith, the … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, history, leisure, pankasquith, sheilahanlon, suffrage, suffragette
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Suffragette Rosa May Billinghurst Detained by Police, c. 1910s
Rosa May Billinghurst (1873-1953) was born and raised in Lewisham. As a child, she was stricken with an illness causing paralysis from which she never fully recovered. Her condition did not, however, deter her from joining the WSPU in 1907 … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, billinghurst, history, militant, rosamaybillinghurst, suffrage, suffragette
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A Postcard from New Zealand: Cycling and suffrage c. 1910
Young New Zealand Postcard, c. 1910 Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, cycling, history, newzealand, sheilahanlon, suffrage, women
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Sylvia and Christabel Pankhurst Join the Clarion Cycling Club
The Clarion Cycling Club set a strong precedent for using the bicycle as a political campaign tool. The Pankhurst family were members of the Clarion Cycling Club and supported their political work. Christabel, in particular, showing great enthusiasm for cycling … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, christabel pankhurst, clarion, clarion cycling club, cycling, history, pankhurst, sheilahanlon, suffrage, sylvia pankhurst
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Suffragettes Versus Churchill
At the height of the organised suffrage campaign, suffragettes, such as the women shown blockading Churchill’s car above, adapted their bicycle as a tool of political protest. This website explores how women have historically used their bicycles for leisure, … Continue reading
