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Panko or Votes for Women, also known as Panko, is a card game about the suffragist and anti-suffragist movement. It was a popular game during the suffragist movement in England,[1][2] sold by Peter Gurney, Ltd.[3][4] It was named after the British suffragette leader, Emmeline Pankhurst.[5] First mentioned in the newspaper Votes For Women on December 10, 1909,[1], it was stated as being available for purchase in the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) shops along with the game, Pank-a-Squith. pg. 170

Panko's cards contain illustrations of important politicians, drawn by E.T. Reed, a cartoonist of Punch magazine. [2] [3] [4] The cards characterize figures on both sides of the suffragist movement with colored cartoons. [5] For playing with anti-suffragists, the instructions mention, "If you begin by amusing them with 'Panko' you can convert them afterwards." [6] The game is played similarly to the game rummy. [7]

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  1. ^ Delderfield, Eric R. (1969). The Cotswolds: some stories of the villages and churches.
  2. ^ Florey, Kenneth (2013). Women's Suffrage Memorabilia: An Illustrated Historical Study. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7864-7293-2. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ "General Notes". The Sketch: A journal of art and actuality. 68: 346. 22 December 1909. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ Crawford, Elizabeth (1999). The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928. UCL Press. p. 235. ISBN 1-84142-031-X.
  5. ^ Lyon, Meghan (9 April 2012). "New Acquisition: Panko Playing Cards". David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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