Bonhams Knightsbridge to Auction Major Suffragette Collection Including Hunger Strike Medals

Bonhams Knightsbridge in London will host an online auction titled 'Deeds Not Words: A Women's Suffrage Collection' from November 10 to 20, 2025. This significant sale features one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of suffragette memorabilia to appear on the market in recent years. The auction includes a wide array of items such as hunger strike medals, letters, photographs, textiles, ceramics, postcards, and books. Many objects are linked to prominent figures in the militant suffrage movement, including Emmeline Pankhurst, Christabel Pankhurst, and Mary Phillips. Items often appear in the movement's symbolic colors of purple, green, and white. The collection tells the stories of women who endured great hardship while fighting for voting rights. Among the most poignant lots is a hunger strike medal.