Medal awarded to the militant Irish Suffragette who tried to blow up a cathedral comes to auction

It’s déjà vu all over again… yes, we bring you another excellent and evocative Suffragette item of memorabilia up at auction in this, the centenary year of the signing of the Qualification of Women Act. In other words, votes for women in the UK – aged over 30, that is.

The latest lot, estimated at £8000-10,000 in the Spink July 24-25 sale in London, is a fascinating e…

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