Our T-Shirt of the Month for May 2025, made of 100% organic cotton by a worker-owned co-operative, and supporting grassroots labour unions in South Asia.
It is dedicated to the 200 suffragettes who, on 21 May 1914, descended on Buckingham Palace to present a petition to the king demanding votes for women, after he had refused to meet with them. Instead of the king, however, they encountered 2000 police with batons and horses upon their arrival. The women attempted to push their way through to reach the palace. The Lahore Civil & Military Gazette reported the following on the incidence:
"Finding the gates closed, they hurled themselves against the ironwork, urged on by an infuriated clergyman in his shirt-sleeves. A gate was opened to allow three or four mounted police to pass out, and the women then became half-demented in their efforts to pass in. A few men joined in the struggle. One man seized the bridle of a horse and the constable riding the animal drew his baton and struck him with some severity on the arm and shoulder."
Around 60 women and two men were arrested, most of whom were later imprisoned for sentences of between two weeks and three months.
Earlier that month, two suffragettes had thrown stones through the palace's windows, wrapped with messages including:
“Constitutional methods being ignored drive us to window smashing", and “If a constitutional deputation is refused, we must present a stone message”.
We are happy to include yet another beautifully drawn design by Berlin based tattoo artist Nora Lehrmann.
- 100% organic cotton, single jersey, 160 g/m², 0% elastane in fabric
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High-quality water-based print: environmentally and skin-friendly ink certified under the Global Organic Textile Standard
Unisex fit sizes: S - M - L - XL - 2XL – 3XL - 4XL - 5XL - Made with dignity by the worker-owned Humana Nova cooperative
- Supports grassroots labour unions in South Asia through ExChains
- Learn more about our 'T-Shirt of the Month' collaboration with dna merch here
- Printed individually just for you, with no overproduction or waste
- Global shipping, from France
Size guide
Please make sure to carefully choose your size by checking the size chart below.
Width: Measured 2cm (1in) beneath the sleeves across the shirt
Length: Measured from the highest point of the shoulder to the bottom end of the shirt
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL | 5XL | |
| Width (in) | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 33.0 |
| Length (in) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31.5 | 32 | 29.0 | 33.5 |
| Width (cm) | 48 | 53 | 56 | 60.5 | 64.5 | 68 | 70 | 84 |
| Length (cm) | 71 | 74 | 76.5 | 79 | 80.5 | 82 | 74.5 | 85 |
When will I receive my t-shirt?
Printing of each T-Shirt of the Month will take approximately two weeks after being ordered. The shirts will then be shipped from France, and delivery should take up to one week for Europe, and up to two weeks for the rest of the world.
In the unlikely event that shirts from dna merch are out of stock, design will instead be printed on an organic t-shirt from fairwear foundation leader Stanley & Stella instead.