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A framed, flowing flag in the suffragette colours; purple (loyalty), white (purity)  and green (hope) with an iridescent background that reflects sunlight beautifully. This one-off piece was hand drawn and was made using the copper foil (Tiffany) technique where each piece of glass is hand cut then wrapped in copper before being soldered together.

The suffragette flag was first used in the early 1900s, and the colours were chosen by Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence who was one of the co-founders of Votes for Women which she edited with her husband. She became treasurer of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) and in 2010 was arrested outside the House of Commons for causing a disturbance. Because she refused to pay the £10 fine, she was imprisoned in HM Holloway Prison along with Emmeline Pankhurst, the first of a number of custodial sentences. She eventually left the WSPU as she didn’t agree with some of their militant methods, and she joined the United Suffragists which was open to both men and women. She also campaigned for birth control for working class women. You can read about another suffragette piece here Martina Kramers – Dutch suffragette (this one has been sold and is now in North Carolina, USA).

You can see her name and picture on the plinth of the Millicent Fawcett statue in Parliament Square in London, and one of the campus buildings at the London School of Economics is named after her.

This stained glass hanging has been framed with brass and has hanging loops ready to attach your chain or fishing wire depending on the look you want.

This would make a fantastic gift for a feminist or civil rights supporter. It can be hung at a window or on a wall, making a subtle statement about equal rights.

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