The Suffragette movement of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries was pivotal for woman for such things as giving them the right to vote and even remain in the workplace after World War One, and was a very strong and powerful movement whose jewellery is easily recognisable by having three main colours, green, white and violet as can be seen here in this charming antique suffragette pendant of the Edwardian era.
Made in the early 1900's in 9 carat gold, the design alone of this pendant is just gorgeous with a flower basket design set with amethysts (purple), peridot (green) and pearls (white).
The way these colour come together is so attractive, and with a final amethyst suspended from below, this adds a further element of charm and character to an already beautiful design.
Measuring 22.5mm across by 36.2mm to the top of the bail, not only does this pendant look so beautiful, it is also steeped in history.
Stock# ET673
Circa: 1910
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Antique suffragette pendant from the Edwardian era
A brief history of the suffragette movement:
Suffragettes were members of women’s organisations that started in late 19th century who fought for the right for women to vote in elections. Taking firm root when in 1897 the National Union of Women’s Suffrage was founded by Millicent Fawcet who believed in peaceful protest and later in 1903 when Emmeline Pankhurst founded the British Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), a women-only movement. This later association became more vocal in their protesting, with many women being arrested and going to prison, starting hunger strikes and even burning down churches.
The suffragette campaign was halted when World War I broke out in 1914 and Emmeline Pankhurst instructed the Suffragettes to stop their now often violent campaign and support the government and its war effort. After the war, the Representation of the People Act 1918 gave the vote to women over the age of 30 who met certain property qualifications and then ten years later women gained electoral equality with men when the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928 gave all women the vote at age 21.
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