Poster: Torturing Women in Prison

Black and white poster titled "Torturing Women in Prison". Below the title is an image of two men and a woman holding another woman down whilst forcibly feeding her via a tube down her nose. At the bottom are the words, "Vote Against the Government"

Framed reproduction of a poster published by the WSPU in Votes for Women newspaper on 29th October 1909. The image depicts the forcible feeding of a suffragette prisoner via a rubber tube that passed through the nose (though this was more usually done through the mouth) and into the stomach.

Item Details

Date: Original poster 1909, reproduction unknown

Catalogue record: GWL-2017-2-1

Type of object: ,

Material: Paper, glass and wood frame

Size: H: 630 x W: 457 x D: 20 mm (incl. frame)

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Black and white poster titled "Torturing Women in Prison". Below the title is an image of two men and a woman holding another woman down whilst forcibly feeding her via a tube down her nose. At the bottom are the words, "Vote Against the Government"
Reproduction of a poster published by the WSPU in Votes for Women newspaper on 29th October 1909.

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We Deserve a Medal: Militant Suffrage Activism

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.