NEWSPAPER PORTRAIT, AFTER A DRAWING, SIGNED BY BRITISH LABOR LEADER AND SUFFRAGIST MARGARET BONDFIELD.
by Bondfield, Margaret. (1873-1953). British woman prominent in the labor movement and a fighter for women's suffrage
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- Signed
- Condition
- Good
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Circa [1930].. [1930].. Good. - A 9-1/2 inch high by 6-5/8 inch wide portrait, after a drawing, in black & gray on a cream ground has been clipped from a newspaper and mounted on a slightly larger piece of tan card. Signed across the portrait in black ink at bottom right: "Margaret G. Bondfield". There is some creasing to the portrait caused by the glue with which it is mounted. There area few tiny chips to the mount with a stain & numerous pencil notes on its verso. Good. <p>British union official and labor leader Margaret Bondfield [1873- 1953] was a lifelong advocate of improving the lives of working women, working towards this goal as a labor activist, suffragist and politician. A working class woman who started her career as a shop assistant, her reform efforts eventually brought her into the highest levels of government. She served as a member of Parliament in the 1920s and in 1929 became the country's first female cabinet official when she was appointed Minister of Labor.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34846
- Title
- NEWSPAPER PORTRAIT, AFTER A DRAWING, SIGNED BY BRITISH LABOR LEADER AND SUFFRAGIST MARGARET BONDFIELD.
- Author
- Bondfield, Margaret. (1873-1953). British woman prominent in the labor movement and a fighter for women's suffrage
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Circa [1930].
- Date Published
- [1930].
- Keywords
- LABOR; TRADE UNIONS; WOMEN'S STUDIES; WORKING WOMEN; WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE; NEWSPAPER PORTRAIT, AFTER A DRAWING, SIGNED BY BRITISH LABOR LEADER AND SUFFRAGIST MARGARET BONDFIELD.; SIGNED PORTRAIT; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; WORKING-CLASS WOMAN; UNION OFFICI
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.