Ernestine Mills (1871-1959)

“Possible Worlds” c1927

Enamel on Copper,

205 x 140mm

Signed: EM

The enamel shares a title with J.B.S. Haldane’s book of essays published in 1927 and likely coincides with the Equal Franchise Act of 1928. Ernestine Mills was student of Alexander Fisher and a prominent suffragette, making the iconic “votes for women” badge in 1907.