Description: Lot of 4 different antique cartoons about suffragettes raiding English golf courses where politicians were playing -- see below! All date from 1910-1913 and are taken from Punch magazine. Each page is about 8 1/2" x 11" and you can see the relative sizes of the cartoons in the photos. They are ideal for framing! A wonderful piece of history and an awesome addition to any collection. I ship every day the post office is open with your item safely packed for protection. I always combine shipping. Please see the Women's Rights section and the rest of my store for more historical artifacts. From The American Golfer October 6, 1912: "To all the many and exasperating difficulties of the game we are now threatened with a new one in the form of suffragette raids on our golf courses while the players are busy upon them. In a sense they have begun at the top for the first course to receive their unwelcome attentions has been the private one of King George at Balmoral in Scotland, the King himself being in residence at his Highland castle at the time. One morning it was found that during the night the red and white flags in the holes had been removed and in their place were stuck new flags of suffragette colors, chiefly purple and to them were pinned small pieces of paper with such inscriptions as "Cabinet ministers stop forcibly feeding women," and "Votes for women means peace for Cabinet ministers." A Cabinet minister happened to be staying at Balmoral at the time and this was evidently the cause of the mild sort of demonstration that was made. This, however, was far from the worst...."
Price: 29.95 USD
Location: North Little Rock, Arkansas
End Time: 2025-01-12T14:18:23.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.95 USD
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