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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. Caroline Phillips (journalist) - Wikipedia

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    Caroline Agnes Isabella Phillips (13 December 1870 – 13 January 1956) was a Scottish feminist, suffragette and journalist. [1] She was honorary secretary of the Aberdeen branch of the Women's Social and Political Union [2] (WSPU), met and corresponded with many of the leaders of the movement and was also involved in the organisation of militant action in Aberdeen.

  4. 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]

  5. Catherine Hogg Blair - Wikipedia

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    The Board encouraged ordinary members of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute to work out and express what their housing requirements and priorities were. [12] She was also appointed by Secretary of State for Scotland Robert Munro to the Local Government Board's 1918 Women's Committee on planning houses for the working classes chaired by Helen ...

  6. 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.

  7. Alice Low (suffragist) - Wikipedia

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    Alice Low, OBE (1877–1954) was a British suffragist, who spoke up for peaceful means of achieving women's rights to vote, and fairer laws, including reducing sweated labour. She was a leader in Edinburgh and Berwickshire National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) and a touring speaker (with Dr Elsie Inglis and Chrystal MacMillan ...

  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. Jane Wigham - Wikipedia

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    After the Ladies' Emancipation Society ceased activity, Jane and Eliza, along with some of their friends, set up the Edinburgh chapter of the National Society of Women's Suffrage. Priscilla Bright McLaren , the president, Elizabeth Pease , the treasurer, and McLaren's daughter Agnes McLaren joined Eliza as joint secretaries.