Activist Collection

Emmeline Pankhurst a suffragette, on her way to Cannon Row after smacking Inspector Jarviss face. 1909

Eugene V. Debs and Ben Hanford as the Socialist Party candidates for President
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1904. Eugene V. Debs and Ben Hanford as the Socialist Party candidates for President and Vice President on a 1904 campaign poster

Left to right: NaCP attorneys George E. C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall and James Nabrit, Jr
NaCP ATTORNEYS, 1954. Left to right: NaCP attorneys George E.C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall and James Nabrit, Jr. celebrate their victory in the Brown vs

Rosa Luxemburg, Marxist activist in Germany
Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919), Marxist activist in Germany. Date: early 20th century

Ellen Cicely Wilkinson
ELLEN CICELY WILKINSON Trade union and womens rights activist, who led the march of workers to London on the Jarrow Crusade

Marguerite Durand / Losque
MARGUERITE DURAND French womens rights activist and journalist: a satirical depiction

William Rust, British communist and newspaper editor
William Charles Rust (1903-1949), British communist activist, member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and editor of the Daily Worker newspaper, seen here at his desk

Olivia Newton John, pop singer aged 22, February 1971. Her single If Not For You was currently at No.17 in the charts, when this picture was taken

Nina Simone, Mstricht Jazz Festival, 1992. Creator: Brian Foskett
Nina Simone, Mstricht Jazz Festival, 1992. Simone was an American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights activist

MARCUS GARVEY (1887-1940). Jamaican black-nationalist leader. Photographed at a parade, c1922

Votes for Women - policemen with a suffragette arrested in Hyde Park about 1912 Colourised photograph

Demonstration in London -- Tariq Ali (b. 1943, centre), writer, journalist and filmmaker, linking arms with others and walking along a road

PAULI MURRAY (1910-1985). American civil rights activist and author. Presenting a copy of her book Proud Shoes to Llyod Garrison. Photograph, 1956

ROSA PARKS (1913-2005). American civil rights activist. At the White House after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Photograph by unknown photographer, 1996

ESTELLE SYLVIA PANKHURST (1882-1960). English suffragette, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst. Photograph, c1910

ALICE PAUL (1885-1977). American social reformer and founder of the National Womens Party. Photograph, c1918

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, Leader in civil rights

(1929-1968). American clergyman and civil rights leader. Kings last public appearance
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (1929-1968). American clergyman and civil rights leader. Kings last public appearance, 3 April 1968 at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, the night before his assassination

American Socialist leader. Debs campaigning for the Presidency before a freight-yard audience in 1912
EUGENE V. DEBS (1855-1926). American Socialist leader. Debs campaigning for the Presidency before a freight-yard audience in 1912

Nancy Cunard on cover of The Sketch
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph by Cecil Beaton of Miss Nancy Cunard (1896 - 1965), heiress, poet and political activist, owner of the Hours Printing Press

Mabel Tuke, Joint Honourary Secretary of the Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU), c1908. Mabel Tuke (1871-1962), also known as Pansy

JOHN DEVOY (1842-1928). Irish nationalist leader. Photograph, 1916

Crossing into Illinois, editorial cartoon, 1913 (print)
4073055 Crossing into Illinois, editorial cartoon, 1913 (print) by McCutcheon, John Tinney (1870-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crossing into Illinois, 1913 editorial cartoon by John T)

W.D. Haywood leads Lowell strike parade, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
W.D. Haywood leads Lowell strike parade, 1912. Shows William Dudley (Big Bill) Haywood, an American labor movement leader, marching with strikers in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Jessie Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Eleanor Randolph Wilson, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Jessie Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Eleanor Randolph Wilson, 1912.

Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby, 1911.

Dr. Anna Shaw in Wall Street, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Dr. Anna Shaw in Wall Street, 1911.

Mrs. Nellie van Slingerland, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Nellie van Slingerland, 1914.

Mrs. Pankhurst in doorway, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Pankhurst in doorway, 1913.

Mrs. Inez Milholland posing with scroll of paper, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Inez Milholland posing with scroll of paper, 1910.

Norman Mack, Robert Crain, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Norman Mack, Robert Crain, 1912. Norman E. Mack and Robert Crain probably at the Democratic Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, June 1912.

Mrs. J. Speyer, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. J. Speyer, 1910. Ellin Leslie Prince Lowery Speyer (Mrs. James Speyer) (1849-1921), renowned New York City philanthropist.

Mrs. S. Loebinger, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. S. Loebinger, New York, 1910.

Maxim Gorky, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Maxim Gorky, 1910.

Mrs. Millicent Fawcett, portrait bust, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Millicent Fawcett, portrait bust, 1913.

Little Falls, Phil. Caley speaking on "Permitted" corner, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Little Falls, Phil. Caley speaking on "Permitted" corner, between c1910 and c1915.

Jane Addams leaves Mercy Hospital, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Jane Addams leaves Mercy Hospital, 1912. Shows Jane Addams leaving Mercy Hospital in Chicago, after a visit with her friend, ex-President who was recovering from an assassination attempt in October

Eugenie Ladenburg, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Eugenie Ladenburg, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Eugenie Mary "May" Ladenburg Davie (1895-1975) was a noted Republican activist in New York and a director of the Pioneer Fund.

N.Y. Suffragettes, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
N.Y. Suffragettes, between c1910 and c1915.

N.Y. Suffragettes, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
N.Y. Suffragettes, between c1910 and c1915.

Mrs. Pankhurst in Wall St., 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Pankhurst in Wall St., 1911. Shows a woman suffrage meeting in New York City, where British suffragist leader Emmeline Pankhurst addressed a crowd near the Subtreasury Building on Wall Street

Kate Richards O'Hare, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Kate Richards O'Hare, between c1915 and c1920.

Helen Keller, standing next to tree, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Keller, standing next to tree, 1912.

Mrs. J. Hardy Stubbs, Miss Ida Craft, Miss Rosalie Jones, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. J. Hardy Stubbs, Miss Ida Craft, Miss Rosalie Jones, between c1910 and c1915. Shows 3 suffragists with bag "Votes for Women pilgrim leaflets."

Irving Bertman presents flowers to Helen Keller, Flower Show, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Irving Bertman presents flowers to Helen Keller, Flower Show, 1913. Shows Helen Keller (1880-1968) with her teacher Anne Sullivan Macy (1866-1936)

Suffrage parade, Inez Milholland, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Suffrage parade, Inez Milholland, 1913. Shows lawyer Inez Milholland Boissevain riding astride in the suffrage parade as the first of four mounted heralds

Lucretia (Coffin) Mott, American social reformer
NWI4950123 Lucretia (Coffin) Mott, American social reformer.; (add.info.: Lucretia (Coffin) Mott, American social reformer.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1850
3478056 Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 2nd Baronet, of Brayton (1829-1906) an English temperance campaigner and radical

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"Champions of Change: A Tribute to Activists Who Shaped History" From the fearless suffragettes like Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst, to the trailblazing civil rights activists such as Pauli Murray and Thurgood Marshall, this captivating image captures a mosaic of individuals who dedicated their lives to fighting for justice. In 1904, Eugene V. Debs and Ben Hanford proudly stood side by side on a campaign poster, representing the Socialist Party's unwavering commitment to equality and workers' rights. Their bold stance challenged societal norms and sparked conversations that would shape future generations. Fast forward half a century later, George E. C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, and James Nabrit Jr. , three brilliant attorneys from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), triumphantly celebrated their victory in Brown vs. Board of Education at the Supreme Court in Washington D. C. , forever dismantling segregation in schools. Rosa Luxemburg's indomitable spirit echoed throughout Germany as she fearlessly advocated for Marxist ideals during tumultuous times. Her legacy continues to inspire those who strive for social change even today. Ellen Cicely Wilkinson paved new paths as an influential British politician advocating for women's rights while Marguerite Durand / Losque tirelessly fought against gender inequality through journalism activism. Even pop singer Olivia Newton-John used her platform at just 22 years old to raise awareness about important causes close to her heart – proving that activism can come from unexpected places. The suffragette movement saw countless brave souls arrested time after time; their resilience captured vividly in a colorized photograph depicting policemen apprehending one courageous woman in Hyde Park around 1912. These arrests only fueled their determination further until they achieved votes for women. London became a hotbed of demonstrations where Tariq Ali emerged as a prominent figure – his words and actions resonating with those who sought to challenge the status quo.