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  2. Women's suffrage in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    Scottish suffragettes released from prison with Flora Drummond. Later Scotland's suffragettes were part of the British Women's Social and Political Union militant movement, and took part in campaigns locally and in London; for example when Winston Churchill arrived to stand for election as M.P. in Dundee in 1908 he was followed by 27 of the national leaders of the women's suffrage movements.

  3. Catherine Hogg Blair - Wikipedia

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    In 1917, Catherine identified the need for a Scottish example of the emerging Women's Institutes movement and consequently founded the Scottish Women's Rural Institute. The first SWRI meeting was held in Longniddry, East Lothian, and Madge Watt was there from Canada – 37 women became members. The SWRI created the chance for rural women to ...

  4. Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Her husband, Richard Pankhurst, also supported women suffrage ideas since he was the author of the first British woman suffrage bill and the Married Women’s Property Acts in 1870 and 1882. After her husband’s death, Emmeline decided to move to the forefront of the suffrage battle.

  5. Edinburgh National Society for Women's Suffrage - Wikipedia

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    Inglis also played a role in the early years of the Scottish Federation of Women's Suffrage Societies, acting as honorary secretary from 1906 to 1914. [10] Sarah Mair, who was a leading activist for various causes including the Edinburgh Ladies' Educational Association, became president of the society in 1907. [11]

  6. Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928

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    The leader of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies who had campaigned for the vote, Millicent Fawcett, was still alive and attended the parliament session to see the vote take place. She wrote in her diary the same night "It is almost exactly 61 years ago since I heard John Stuart Mill introduce his suffrage amendment to the Reform ...

  7. Mary Macarthur - Wikipedia

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    Mary Reid Anderson (née Macarthur; 13 August 1880 – 1 January 1921) was a Scottish suffragist (although at odds with the national groups who were willing to let a minority of women gain the franchise) [1] [2] and was a leading trades unionist.

  8. List of monuments and memorials to women's suffrage

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    This right was often not included in the original suffrage legislation of a state or country, resulting in both men and women campaigning to introduce legislation to enable women to vote. Actions included writing letters to newspapers and legislators, compiling petitions, holding marches and rallies and carrying out acts of violence.

  9. Shetland Women's Suffrage Society - Wikipedia

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    They conveyed their message by addressing public meetings, distributing leaflets, and writing to the local press to promote the cause of women's suffrage. [ 4 ] In 1911, a banner, created by Stanley Cursiter , of the Orcadian Women's Suffrage Society , and Christina Jamieson was taken to London for the Suffrage Coronation Procession.