Revised-and Corrected Regent Street Polytechnic Mrs Gilpin and others are

Mrs Gilpin and others are looking in alarm from the balcony

holding a book

tailor and draper

Picture taken 25th November 1973

Revised-and Corrected Regent Street Polytechnic Mrs Gilpin and others are'Revised and Corrected', 1868. During the General Election of 1868, the question of the enfranchisement of women came to fore. Several bold females, like the one shown in this cartoon, had sent in a claim to vote. Their argument was that they were ratepayers and, in fact, some women had been included on the list of persons entitled to vote. However, the Revising Barrister at Manchester dismissed their claims. As usual, Punch portrays the lady making