Suffrage Parliament M.P Woos Maiden
A Member of Parliament attempts to woo a Suffrage campaigner (Lydia Becker?) with the promise of a bill to secure Women's Franchise. The two figures are placed against the background of the Houses of Parliament. The caption is based on the nursery rhyme, The House that Jack Built and refers to a Man all Tattered and Torn, who Wooed the Maiden all Forlorn'. Illustrated by Tom Merry (William Mecham 1852-1902)
Picture No
10825152
Media ID
44898073
Size
2479px x 3500px
(2.1MB)
Credit
(c) The March of the Women Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Original artwork
Date
circa 1880
