Votes For Women Suffrage

Original antique British political propaganda poster from the women's suffrage movement, issued on behalf of the Women's Social and Political Union WSPU by Emmeline Pankhurst and Emmeline Pethick Lawrence. The poster features a sharp political caricature mocking Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith as 'The Right Dishonourable Double-Face Asquith', depicting him as a two-faced figure split between a 'Citizen Asquith,' dressed in revolutionary attire holding a French tri-color banner of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity towards a member of the House of Lords, captioned - Down with privilege of birth up with democratic rule!, and 'Monseigneur Asquith', dressed as a wealthy aristocrat looking at a pleading woman in chains pointing at a note that reads Liberty, Equality, with a caption below - The rights of Government belong to the aristrocats by birth - men. No liberity of equality for women! The text below reads - Votes For Women. Women! The Government refuse to give you the vote. Therefore, work against the Liberal Candidate, the nominee of the Government. Electors! The Government pose as champions of the Constitution, but deny constitutional liberty to women. We call upon you to support the Women. Vote against the Government and keep the Liberal out. Printed and published by M. Caw, Stevenson & Orr, London. Good condition, folds, tears, minor staining.