Summary
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Women's Freedom League badge, Great Britain, 1909. The badge quotes from the English Bill of Rights 1689, referring to the subject's right to petition the monarch without adverse consequences.
The Women's Freedom League was an organisation in the United Kingdom which campaigned for women's suffrage and sexual equality.The group was founded in 1907 by seventy-seven members of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU).
Physical Description
Round metal badge with a scroll in the centre, quoting text from the English Bill of Rights. More text is printed around the border of the badge. The badge is printed in dark green, pale yellow and off-white. Pin on back.
Obverse Description
Scroll reads : IT IS THE RIGHT / OF THE / SUBJECTS TO / PETITION THE / KING AND ALL / COMMITMENTS /AND / PROSECUTIONS / FOR SUCH /PETITIONING / ARE ILLEGAL. On the rolled up scroll : PETITION. Around the border, WOMEN'S FREEDOM LEAGUE 1909.
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Acquisition Information
Purchase from Spink (Australia), 03 Oct 1990
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Date Issued
1909 AD
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Issued By
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Other Association (See Comments)
Myra Eleanor Sadd Brown, Great Britain
Badge is possibly related to Myra Sadd Brown. See comments on related records. -
Inscriptions
Scroll reads : IT IS THE RIGHT / OF THE / SUBJECTS TO / PETITION THE / KING AND ALL / COMMITMENTS /AND / PROSECUTIONS / FOR SUCH /PETITIONING / ARE ILLEGAL. On the rolled up scroll : PETITION. Around the border, WOMEN'S FREEDOM LEAGUE 1909.
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Keywords
Suffragette Movement, Women's Suffrage, Women's Movement, Petitions, Law & Justice, Badges
