AHOW: 095 Suffragette-defaced penny 15 Oct 2010 pl5v

A History of the World in 100 Objects

15/10/2010

A defaced coin from 1903. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores the rise of...

A defaced coin from 1903. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores the rise of mass political engagement in Britain and the emergence of the suffragettes by examining a penny coin, on which the image of Edward VII has been defaced with the words 'Votes for women'. With contributions from Helena Kennedy QC and the artist Felicity Powell.

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