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2. Women's suffrage in Scotland - Wikipedia

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   Anna Munro advertising the Scottish Women's Freedom League. Women's suffrage was the seeking of the right of women to vote in elections. It was carried out by both men and women, it was a very elongated and gruelling campaign that went on for 86 years before the Representation of the People Act 1918 was introduced on 6 February 1918, which provided a few women with the right to vote.

3. Eliza Wigham - Wikipedia

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   Eliza Wigham (23 February 1820 – 3 November 1899), born Elizabeth Wigham, was a Scottish campaigner for women's suffrage, anti-slavery, peace and temperance in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] She was involved in several major campaigns to improve women's rights in 19th-century Britain, and has been noted as one of the leading citizens of Edinburgh.

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. Shoulder to Shoulder - Wikipedia

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   Shoulder to Shoulder is a 1974 BBC television serial relating the history of the women's suffrage movement, created by script editor Midge Mackenzie, producer Verity Lambert and actor Georgia Brown. It was broadcast on BBC2 between 3 April and 8 May 1974.

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

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   Women's rights were becoming increasingly prominent in the 1850s as some women in higher social spheres refused to obey the gender roles dictated to them. Feminist goals at this time included the right to sue an ex-husband after divorce (achieved in 1857) and the right for married women to own property (fully achieved in 1882 after some ...

7. Helen Crawfurd - Wikipedia

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   Crawfurd first became active in the women's suffrage movement in about 1900, then in 1910 at a meeting in Rutherglen. [11] Agreeing with their tactics, Crawfurd became a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) the same year. [12] Crawfurd was jailed three times for "militant" political activity during her career as an activist. [13]

8. Is England vs Scotland on TV? Kick-off time, channel ... - AOL

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   England v Scotland will take place at the Stadium of Light on Friday 22 September, with kick-off at 7.45pm BST. Where can I watch it? England v Scotland will be shown live on ITV/STV, with ...

9. Women's suffrage - Wikipedia

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   Naziha al-Dulaimi of the League for Defence of Women's Rights (Iraqi Women's League), which gathered 42,000 members, campaigned for gender equality (including suffrage), organized educational programs, proviced social services, established 78 literacy centers, and drafted the 1959 Personal Status Law, which was accepted and introduced by the ...