Artist unknown :Mrs Baume to Miss Melville; 'After all dear, there's no place like home for a woman. We can always get elected to this house without opposition!" [December 1919]

Artist unknown :Mrs Baume to Miss Melville; 'After all dear, there's no place like home for a woman. We can always get elected to this house without opposition!" [December 1919]
Date
1919
Reference
A-295-093
Description

Ellen Melville and Rosetta Baume standing in a suburban street outside a house, with a sign 'Woman's Kingdom' over the gate. Both had just stood unsuccessfully for Parliament

Extended Title - The only two lady candidates to contest seats at the General elections were Mrs Baume and Miss Melville. Neither was returned.

Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

Physical Description: Bromide photograph

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Various cartoonists :Cartoons by Neville Colvin about Mabel Howard and her bloomers (1950s), by Nevile Lodge about childcare at Parliament, 1988, and by an unknown cartoonist about Miss Rosetta Baume and Miss Ellen Melville standing for election to Parliament, 1919. / Various cartoonists :Cartoons by Neville Colvin about Mabel Howard and her bloomers (1950s), by Nevile Lodge about childcare at Parliament, 1988, and by an unknown cartoonist about Miss Rosetta Baume and Miss Ellen Melville standing for election to Parliament, 1919.
Format
1 cartoon bromide(s), Works of art, Gelatin silver prints, Cartoons (Commentary), Bromide photograph
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Artist unknown :Mrs Baume to Miss Melville; 'After all dear, there's no place like home for a woman. We can always get elected to this house without opposition!" [December 1919]. Various cartoonists :Cartoons by Neville Colvin about Mabel Howard and her bloomers (1950s), by Nevile Lodge about childcare at Parliament, 1988, and by an unknown cartoonist about Miss Rosetta Baume and Miss Ellen Melville standing for election to Parliament, 1919.. Ref: A-295-093. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/32745779

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