Presenting a 20th Century Primrose Badge: A Reflection on the Historical Legacy of the Primrose League
Today, I am wearing my vintage primrose badge from the early 20th century, bought at an auction.
The Primrose League was a British civic organization founded during the Victorian era, primarily by Lord Randolph Churchill, Winston Churchill’s father. Its creation was inspired by the death of Benjamin Disraeli, a Conservative statesman and former Prime Minister, who was associated with the primrose as his favorite flower. It was notable for being one of the first civic organizations to actively recruit and involve women, a revolutionary approach at the time.
