#Vote100 – 100 years ago some women got the vote

Today the 6th of February marks the centenary of the Representation of the People Act of 1918 which resulted in the partial enfranchisement of some women in the UK.

Banner from the Gude Cause march commemorating the suffrage procession of 1909 in Edinburgh © Fiona Skillen (banner made by F. Skillen and V. Wright)

Here at Women’s History Scotland we’ve been busy working away on our suffrage learning resource which will be launched as part of Dundee Women’s Festival on 10 March. 

https://twitter.com/VAWright10/status/955803261658951680

But in the meantime here’s a brief (and selective!) round up of celebrations here in Scotland and beyond:

https://twitter.com/womenslibrary/status/960804181975207937

https://twitter.com/LesleyOrr14/status/960829475041800192

(Follow the whole thread of Lesley’s tweets)

Also see the The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women for details of suffrage campaigners both militant and constitutional in Scotland.

Here’s a great resource from the National Library of Scotland – an excellent place to research Scotland’s suffrage history:

https://twitter.com/NLSlearn/status/960800342404411392

And don’t forget our own ‘Resources for Schools: Women, the Great War, and the Vote

The OU are also commemorating suffrage with this excellent resource:

http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history/100-years-votes-some-women

And also see the free access centenary collection from Women’s History Review

https://twitter.com/womenshistrev/status/960811323658555392

Finally, and importantly, here are some links to important historical correctives and analysis from Dr Sumita Mukherjee:

https://twitter.com/smukherjee_hist/status/960795997659045888

https://twitter.com/smukherjee_hist/status/960793955414827008

 

Valerie Wright (University of Glasgow)

 

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