The Suffrage Photography of Lena Connell : Creating a Cult of Great Women Leaders in Britain, 1908-1914.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Denney, Colleen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Suffrage--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Women.

Suffragists--Great Britain--Biography.

Suffragists.

Photographers--Great Britain--Biography.

Photographers.

Photography--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Photography.

Feminists--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Feminists.

Women political activists--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Women political activists.

Connell, Lena.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 pages)

Other Title:

Suffrage Photography of Lena Connell

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

"Lena Connell was one of a new breed of young professional women who took up photography at the turn of the 20th century. She ran her own studio in North London, only employed women, and made her mark on history by creating compellingly modern portraits of women in the British suffrage movement. The women that Connell captured on film are as class-inclusive a group as you could find: whether they were factory workers, schoolteachers, or aristocrats, they joined the cause to make a difference for future generations of women, if not for themselves. Connell's portraits created a new kind of visibility for these activists as hard-working, unrelenting women, whose spirits rose above injustice. This book examines Connell's artistic career within the Edwardian suffrage movement. It discusses her body of portraits within the British suffrage movement's propagandistic efforts and its goals of sophisticated, professional representations of its members. It includes all of her known portraits of suffragettes through 1914"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. Lena Connell's Photographic Studio, Professional Presentation, and Practice

Chapter 2. The Cult of Great Women

Chapter 3. Theatrical and Literary Representations in the Cult of Great Women

Chapter 4. Transgressive and Transformative Acts and Resistance Narratives

Epilogue

Appendix: Royal Photographic Society Exhibits by Miss Lena Connell

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-4390-3

OCLC:

1281901471