Suffragette Christmas Cards: Vintage Santa & The Little Drummer Girl

Bring a burst of Votes for Women colour to your mantelpiece with this joyful set of vintage suffrage cards — featuring the iconic Drummer Girl and a purple-clad Father Christmas, both originally designed to raise funds for the campaign over a century ago.

This deluxe collection features two designs in a set of six cards (three of each design) adapted from original 1910–1911 suffrage Christmas cards created by artists from the Suffrage Atelier. Designed by Bertha Ryland and Hilda Dallas, these illustrations were once sold to raise funds for the WSPU’s Votes for Women campaign.

Remastered with permission from the Museum of London, these cards celebrate feminist history with festive cheer!

Your purchase helps us reach more young people in Scotland with free educational resources about women’s history.

Pack of 6 cards, 3 each of 2 designs on textured watercolour paper with recycled paper envelopes. The inside greeting is ‘Merry Christmas’ with plenty of space for your own holiday message. These beautiful cards are fully recyclable.

📦 Product Overview

• Format: A6 folded card (148 × 105 mm)
• Contents: 2 designs. Set of 6 cards
• Inside message: Merry Christmas
• Materials: High-quality 300gsm watercolour card stock, off-white, matte finish.
• Envelope: Recycled brown craft envelope, 100% recycled fibres, gummed diamond flap
• Back text: Suffragette Cards, Protests and Suffragettes, QR code
• Printing: Full colour, eco-friendly vegetable oil inks, UK-based printer with environmental ethos

🎨IMAGE DETAILS

• Little Drummer Girl, 1910 — Designed by Bertha Ryland (an artist-member of the Suffrage Atelier), likely depicting a Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) Drum & Fife band member in the colours purple, white and green.
• Green & Purple Santa, 1911 — Designed by Hilda Dallas (Suffrage Atelier). Father Christmas dressed in WSPU colours, holding a ‘Votes for Women’ leaflet.