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SUFFRAGETTES – 'VOTES FOR WOMEN' SASH
Original 'Votes for Women' tri-coloured sash, early 20th century

29 March 2023, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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SUFFRAGETTES – 'VOTES FOR WOMEN' SASH

Original 'Votes for Women' tri-coloured sash, originally woven in purple, green and white with 'Votes for Women' printed in blue in central strip on front and reverse, hook for banner pouch and hook and eye fastening, faded and marked, folded length 540mm., early 20th century

Footnotes

Emmeline Pethick Lawrence introduced purple (for dignity), white (for purity) and green (for hope) as the colours for the WSPU at the Hyde Park rally of 21 June 1908, the sashes designed by Sylvia Pankhurst clearly visible against the suffragettes' white dresses. Suffragette accoutrements were retailed through a network of independent WSPU shops and department stores such as Selfridges which opened its doors in the same year.

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