As part of our preparations to mark the centenary of full suffrage in 2028, Amersham Museum has proudly become part of the Suffrage Sisters network, co-ordinated by HerVote100. Building on work we’ve been carrying out in the last decade to explore local supporters (and detractors) of women’s suffrage, we’re planning an exhibition and programme of events and activities to celebrate the milestone. These two figures of a suffragist (in red, white and green) and suffragette (in purple, white and green) have arrived from the network to join our team. They’ve been made by Dr Jennie Kiff, HerVote100’s Heritage and History Consultant.
If you’d like to find out more about the local campaign for suffrage, there’s already lots of on our website here:
If you’d like to get involved in our plans for 2028, drop us a line [email protected]
To introduce you properly to Louise and Mary Henrietta, they are named after two key women who lived locally and were heavily involved in the campaign for women’s suffrage – and were also both successful artists.
Louise is named after Louise Jopling Rowe (1843-1933) who lived in Chesham Bois.
Mary Henrietta is named after Mary Henrietta Dering Curtois (1854 – 1928), who lived in Little Missenden.