1-191-858 - © London Museum/Heritage-Images

A suffragette demonstrating in Whitehall, London, c1908. Her placard says 'Give Women the Vote this Session'. The arrow at the top of the placard indicates that this suffragette had been to prison for her involvement in the campaign. To avoid being arrested for obstruction she walks in the road and not on the pavement, as a City type in a bowler hat looks on. The contemporary note, perhaps by a picture editor, on the reverse of this image reads: 'Personally conducted or is it a mild flirtation?'.