Scottish Women's Suffrage Movement, 1902-1933 - Volumes
Volumes
3 volumes in Scottish Women's Suffrage Movement, 1902-1933
Executive Committee Minute Books, 1902 - 1933
The primary concern of these minutes is upon getting equal voting rights for women. These records enable the reader to trace the development of the campaign, from getting electoral candidates to pledge to support suffrage, through the battle to get the Parliamentary debate scheduled before the end of the Parliament, to the lobbying for an equal voting age. The secondary objective of the Society, getting more women elected to local... Read more →
Association for Womens Suffrage Letter Books, 1913 - 1918
These letter books mention some of the key concerns of their time, including a fledgling Independent Labour Party lobbying Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, conditions in hospitals, and running cheer-up clubs for soldiers' wives. Read more →
Miscellaneous Reports with Some Publications, 1914 - 1933
The range of issues covered by these papers includes, but is not limited to: the 'Illegitimate Children (Scotland) Bill', a proposed 'Enquiry into Sterilisation of Mental Defectives', the recruitment and selection of female candidates, supporting the Voluntary Labour Exchange, fundraising for local hospitals, the place of women's ministry in the church, the case against 'protective' legislation for women in industry, and the free distribution of information on birth control. Read more →
