Eleanor Rathbone MP walking down the street, London, 22 October 1935

Eleanor Rathbone MP walking down the street, London, 22 October 1935. British feminist and social reformer Eleanor Rathbone (1872-1946) walking down the street alone, wearing a black coat and hat and carrying a handbag. The original caption reads: ‘Miss Eleanor Rathbone (English universities) leaving the Houses of Parliament after reserving her seat early this morning. ’ Rathbone was independent MP for the Combined English Universities, and a campaigner for family allowances and the cause of women’s rights. She studied the position of widows under the poor laws, advocated votes for women, and denounced child marriage in India. (Photo by Daily Herald Archive/National Science & Media Museum/SSPL via Getty Images)