Description
The Suffragette earrings, purple, white and green, symbolize the campaign for women’s rights.
Women who campaigned for women’s right to vote in elections between the 1880s and 1920s were Suffragettes. They fought for the advancement of women’s rights worldwide and sought the emancipation of women from traditional roles.
Suffragettes used fashion to promote their cause. Their colours are purple for loyalty and dignity, white for purity, and green for hope. Its purpose was to demonstrate its wearer’s allegiance to the cause of women’s suffrage. It became popular amongst women to identify with the struggle for the vote. Wearing jewellery with the three colours in public advertised their devotion to the cause and was not considered merely decorative.
As membership numbers grew, so did the production of suitable jewellery. Because of the link with fashion, there was a close link with the Arts and Crafts movement. Suffragette earrings were fashionable then; however, many other forms of suffragette jewellery were also available. Today, many of the original pieces are on display in museums and galleries; if they are ever available, they sometimes attract a very high price.
Today, the colour combination is still popular, but the meaning is no longer evident. For that reason, the design is to make people aware of the intention of the colour combination. They are an emblem of what took place many years ago.
The earrings are long, elegant and minimal in composition, while the colours have strength in meaning.
