Suffrage Atelier

The Atelier, which became a major political entity, accepted as its members women who were professional illustrators and writers but also encouraged non-professional artists to submit work, and paid them a small percentage of any profits.

[4][5] The collective is supposed to have been formed as a result of collaboration between members of the Kensington Branch of the Women's Social and Political Union who worked together to produce a banner entitled From Prison to Citizenship, which was designed by the Housmans.

[5] The Suffrage Atelier's policy was to produce only what could be quickly reproduced and circulated and so made great use of block-printing, both in wood and as linocuts in response to events.

In the Women's Coronation Procession in June 1911, the group carried their own banner which showed Athena with her symbols of the owl, olive, cock, serpent, sphynx the Victory and Medusa head.

Subscribers were encouraged to submit fine art, poster and post card designs, craft work, and donations.