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  2. Women in early modern Scotland - Wikipedia

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    Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll (1574–1607), attributed to Adrian Vanson. Women in early modern Scotland, between the Renaissance of the early sixteenth century and the beginnings of industrialisation in the mid-eighteenth century, were part of a patriarchal society, though the enforcement of this social order was not absolute in all aspects.

  3. 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.

  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. Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) - Wikipedia

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    The timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) represents formal changes and reforms regarding women's rights. The changes include actual law reforms, as well as other formal changes (e.g., reforms through new interpretations of laws by precedents ).

  6. Timeline: The women's rights movement in the US - AOL

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    1994 – The Violence Against Women Act funds services for victims of rape and domestic violence and allows women to seek civil rights remedies for gender-related crimes. Six years later, the ...

  7. Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) in the ...

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    United States: The Cable Act of 1922 (ch. 411, 42 Stat. 1021, "Married Women's Independent Nationality Act") was a United States federal law that reversed former immigration laws regarding marriage. (It is also known as the Married Women's Citizenship Act or the Women's Citizenship Act).

  8. Legal rights of women in history - Wikipedia

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    The legal rights of women refers to the social and human rights of women. One of the first women's rights declarations was the Declaration of Sentiments . [ 1 ] The dependent position of women in early law is proved by the evidence of most ancient systems.

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