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Antique Ring with Peridot & Amethyst in Gold, c. 1900 & Later

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Antique Ring with Peridot & Amethyst in Gold, c. 1900 & Later

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This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

Equal rights for men and women before the state is now an undisputed feature of Western cultures and an integral part of our society. But it by no means fell from the sky - the road to it was a hard, often painful struggle. Before women in Germany were allowed to vote in political elections for the first time in 1919, many tears were shed - and often blood too. This far-reaching social change was only possible because courageous and determined women joined forces and took an organized stand against existing injustices. The so-called suffragettes (from the English-French suffrage, "right to vote") played a central role in the fight for equal rights in Great Britain. These radical women's rights activists fought vehemently against male supremacy - with spectacular protests, disruptions to official events and even public hunger strikes. The suffragette movement was mainly supported by women from the educated middle classes. Jewelry set with gemstones in the symbolic colors green, white and purple became a visible sign of their cause. The initial letters of these colors - green, white and violet - were used to form a motto that summed up the movement's central concern: "Give Women Vote". The ring presented here picks up on these highly symbolic colors: Three purple amethysts, two green peridots and small white diamonds form the classic suffragette color combination. Even though the selection and arrangement of the stones and the design of the ring face are reminiscent of an original piece from the time of the women's movement, this ring was probably only produced in its current form more recently. The ring band itself is antique, but the colored stone setting is a later addition. It is therefore a piece of jewelry that was created as a stylish homage to the suffragette movement - and which to this day keeps the memory of pioneers such as Emmeline Pankhurst alive.

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