Suffragette Christmas Cards: Angels of the Vote

Suffragette Christmas Cards: Angels of the Vote

This striking set of five illustrated suffrage Christmas cards celebrates the artists, angels, warriors, and heralds who powered the movement. Featuring imagery from the Suffrage Atelier and Artist’s Suffrage League, first published in The Suffragette and The Common Cause newspapers, each design honours the creativity that fuelled political change.

Perfect for gifting to feminists, friends, and anyone who loves art with purpose!

Every purchase supports our mission to ensure Scotland’s changemakers are visible, celebrated, and taught to future generations.

Pack of 5 cards, 1 each of 5 designs on textured watercolour paper with recycled paper envelopes. The inside message is “Seasons Greetings” with plenty of space for your own holiday message. These beautiful cards are fully recyclable.

📦 Product Overview

• Format: A6 folded card (148 × 105 mm)
• Contents: 5 designs. Set of 5
• Inside message: Seasons Greetings
• Materials: High-quality 300gsm watercolour card stock, off-white, matte finish.
• Envelope: Recycled brown craft envelope, 100% recycled fibres, gummed diamond flap
• Back text: Suffragette Cards, Protests and Suffragettes, QR code
• Printing: Full colour, eco-friendly vegetable oil inks, UK-based printer with environmental ethos

🎨IMAGE DETAILS

• Suffrage Angel (1913) — Front cover of The Suffragette newspaper, honouring Emily Wilding Davison.
• Suffrage Warrior in Armour (1909–1914) — Illustration created by the Suffrage Atelier depicting a woman dressed in Roman style armour, often seen as symbolically depicting Britannia.
• The Bugler Girl (1908-1913) — Caroline Marsh Watts’ iconic figure holding a bugle and flag became the symbol of non-violent resistance in both the UK and the US.
• Belt of Love (1913) — This cover of The Suffragette newspaper shows a central figure between Holloway Prison and Westminster, with empty shackles at her feet labelled ‘Inequality’.
• New Year’s Greetings (1911) — Common Cause newspaper cover featuring an angel symbolising the New Year, “bearing the lily of hope and the fruits of toil.”