Christina Broom: Soldiers and Suffragettes

Considered the first female press photographer, Christina Broom took to the Edwardian London streets documenting daily routines and notable events. From First World war soldiers enjoying Christmas lunch and suffragettes campaigning for women’s right to Oxford Street bustling with horse drawn carriages and the Oxford and Cambridge boat race, Broom’s candid approach, captured pivotal moments of cultural history. She peddled her photographic postcards from a stall at the gates of the Royal Mews in London, a choice spot not least for the fact she was often given unprecedented access to many Royal occasions. Here, previously unseen photographs from private collections will be brought together with negative plates, postcards and personal memorabilia giving this unsung hero of photography, her time in the spotlight.