2-677-829 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Postwoman emptying a postbox at an unidentified location in Kerrier, Cornwall, 1901. Although it was relatively unusual for women to hold positions such as this at the time, it was not unknown, and many women were starting to campaign for equality through movements such as the suffragettes. Women over 21 achieved the vote in 1928, 27 years after this picture was taken.