Postcard: Princess Sophia Duleep Singh

Black and white postcard of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh dressed in an overcoat and holding a copy of The Suffragette newspaper. Beside her is a newsstand advertising The Suffragette, with the word 'Revolution!' in large bold letters.

Blank postcard (No. 163) produced by the Museum of London in 1993. The front features a black and white photographic image of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh dressed in an overcoat and holding a copy of The Suffragette newspaper. Beside her is a newsstand advertising The Suffragette, with the word ‘Revolution!’ in large bold letters. The caption on the back of the card says ‘Princess Sophia Duleep Singh selling the Suffragette outside Hampton Court Palace, 1913.’

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Date: Original photograph 1913, postcard 1993

Catalogue record: GWL-2024-6-15

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Material: Card

Size: H: 150 x W: 105 mm

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Black and white postcard of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh dressed in an overcoat and holding a copy of The Suffragette newspaper. Beside her is a newsstand advertising The Suffragette, with the word 'Revolution!' in large bold letters.
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, photographed in 1913 selling copies of The Suffragette

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The fight for women's suffrage in the UK grew and gained momentum throughout the Victorian era. WSPU activists, known as suffragettes, engaged in all sorts of law-breaking activities to raise the profile of the movement. At the time, these actions were considered shocking and divided public opinion, but suffragettes remained resolute. Thousands were arrested, imprisoned and force-fed.