Images by Theme: Women before 1914

A selection of images illustrating different aspects of women's lives in the late Victorian (1880s - 1900s) and Edwardian (1900s - 1914) periods. Check out our Teaching Activity To what extent were women's lives already changing before WW1?

Kodak Factory, Harrow, Greater London

Margate, Kent

Milking at Stockers Farm, Luppitt, Devon

Peoples Palace, Mile End Road, Stepney, Greater London

Public Conveniences, Guilford Place, Camden, Greater London

Royal Cafe, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, Merseyside

Salt Works, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire

Servants at Hartwell Rectory, Hartwell, Northamptonshire

Somerville College, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Stratford Co-Operative Society, Maryland Street, Stratford, Greater London

Sunlight Soap Works, Port Sunlight, Bebington, Merseyside

Tennis Match, Buckinghamshire

The Ariss Family, Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire

The Miss Bromleys, Byfield, Northamptonshire

West Heath School, Richmond upon Thames, Greater London

Bon Marche, Ferndale Road, Brixton, Greater London

Cellular Clothing Co Ltd, Morris Street, Swindon, Swindon

Cheapside, City of London, Greater London

Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company Limited, Alma Street, Coventry, West Midlands

Great Northern Central Hospital, Holloway Road, Holloway, Greater London