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“Un Bal à l’Élysée,” (A Ball at the Élysée Palace)
French President (1899–1906) Émile Loubet, who in 1899 pardoned Dreyfus, here hosts the vindicated captain and his supporters Rabbi Kahn, Emile Picquart, Joseph Reinach and Émile Zola in a conspiratorial dance at the president’s official residence, the Élysée Palace. -
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(In)visible: COVID-19 at Duke Booklet
On March 10, 2020, President Price announced Duke’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, implementing safety methods such as virtual classes and frequent testing. Meanwhile, the Duke Health System focused on caring for COVID-19 patients in the area. In response to the Duke experience during the pandemic, this booklet was created by students in the 2021 Duke Immerse “Pandemics, Health, and Power” program. Through archival analysis, creative pieces, interviews, and illustrations, the students uncovered the stories of marginalized populations at Duke during COVID-19 and past pandemics. In the group’s closing letter, they advocate for an emphasis on the humanities in the pre-med curriculum: “Organic chemistry does not teach what to do when ventilators are running out and you have to decide who gets the care rations … How can we expect a broken health care system to change when those being funneled into it have no sense of justice to fight for those the system continues to oppress?” -
[?] Xerxes, Persepolis, Iran, 1938
Handwritten on back: "Typical Achaeminian top to column - very badly out of proportion. Note door, this is what I was trying to explain in enclosure 'B'." -
[“Justice” march banner]
This parade banner was made by sisters Dorothy, Maud, and Monica Harvey for “The Great Procession of Women” of 18 June 1910. The reverse reads “No Taxation Without Representation.” This march was sponsored by the Women's Social and Political Union and the Women’s Freedom League. Over fifteen thousand women and men marched peacefully through London. Banners served as rallying points and commentary, while also providing natural dividers to organize the mass of protesters. In making the banners, the activists used a traditionally female art form to challenge the limits placed on women in the political sphere. -
[“Votes for Women” scarf]
This pristine silk motor scarf was sold in London before the Women's Social and Political Union's “Woman’s Sunday” March on 21 June 1908. The government had challenged the suffrage movement to show numbers, and more than 250,000 activists traveled to Hyde Park to join the demonstration. Women were urged to wear their colors and they flocked to stores for merchandise in the WSPU’s signature purple, white and green. Christabel Pankhurst noted that if the government still refused to act, the WSPU would be obliged to increase its militant actions. -
[“Woman Suffrage Party” sash]
Sashes were ubiquitous during suffrage parades and demonstrations. Large groups of women wearing sashes, white dresses and hats made a powerful visual statement about public support for votes for women. But activists could wear them at any time or for any occasion. This sash is in the yellow of the American Woman Suffrage Party. The mark near the fold is likely a cigarette burn. -
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[Anti-slavery dessert service]
In Great Britain and the United States, women organized anti-slavery bazaars throughout the North to raise money and awareness for the cause. Members of female anti-slavery societies sold tokens, pottery, quilts, books, prints, and needlework. Some items were commercially produced, others made by hand. This dessert service is likely Staffordshire pottery transfer-ware. The images of two iconic elements of the visual vocabulary of the abolitionist movement—a black man kneeling in chains, and a black woman cradling a child—as well as the surrounding biblical passages were meant to evoke sympathy for the cause. The collection holds ten pieces, including a footed compote. -
[Certificate honoring Rosa May Billinghurst]
Militant suffragette Rosa May Billinghurst was a member of the Women's Social and Political Union. A childhood illness had paralyzed her from the waist down. Known as the “cripple suffragette,” she campaigned riding on a hand-powered tricycle and in a wheelchair. Billinghurst founded and led the Greenwich Branch of the WSPU and participated in window-smashing, hunger strikes, and other types of direct action. She was arrested several times and force-fed on at least one occasion. This printed certificate from the WSPU, signed by Emmeline Pankhurst and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, thanks her for contributions to the fight for women’s suffrage. The certificate was designed by Sylvia Pankhurst, with the Angel of Freedom, jail portcullis, broad arrow, and other suffrage symbolism. The WSPU gave these certificates to suffragettes after their release from jail. -
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