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Suffragette sashes for female MPs for parlimentary photo

July 2 All day

A team of Welsh seamstresses is preparing suffragette sashes for each of the 264 female Members of Parliament.

Each sash will bear the iconic purple, white, and green colors, and each MP will have an embroidered number. The number stands for the numerical position in the historical list of women elected to the parliament in Westminster.

Suffragettes from the Women’s Social & Political Union march down a street in London, circa 1908, wearing Vote for Women sashes. The photo by Silverbanks Pictures Ltd. is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

The initiative will culminate in a significant photo call within the historic precincts of the Houses of Parliament.  Read more>>>

Suffragette sashes for female MPs for parlimentary photo