The Vote - Young People’s Edition
Sarah Houghton
Year: 2025
Size and binding: 29cm x 37cm folded
Number of pages: 4
Print methods and paper type: Newspaper
Description: A series of papers printed as a newspaper, which are part of PhD student Sarah
Houghton’s research at the University of Portsmouth. An investigation into the hidden history of the Portsmouth Suffragist movement explored through the lens of visual communication design. This is the Young People’s Edition and includes activities for young people to design their own banners and
rosettes.
“Re-presenting the people. This is a play-on-words with reference to the Representation of the People Act from 1918 that marked the moment women gained the right to vote in general elections.”Author's Website: www.representingthepeople.co.uk
