Portsmouth and Hampshire Suffrage Standard Edition No. 2 - The Diary of Harriet Blessley
Sarah Houghton
Publishing Info:
Place of publication: Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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, that are part of PhD student Sarah Houghton’s research - an investigation into the hidden history of the Portsmouth Suffragist movement explored through the lens of visual communication design. This edition focuses on the diary of Harriet Blessley.
“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.”