Name/TitleScrapbook: Women and the Vote
About this objectProject in the form of a scrapbook titled 'Women and the Vote', containing facts and information about first wave feminists in Britain and the fight for women's enfranchisement begun by suffragist Millicent Fawcett and suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. Made by Anna Dowling-Clarke, a pupil at St Thomas of Aquin's R.C. High School (S1-S3 entry). contents listed as follows:
- How Women Were Treated Before They Were Allowed to Vote
- 'The Angel in the House'
- Mrs Beeton
- Why Women Started to Campaign
- The Suffragists
- The Suffragettes
- Emmeline Pankhurst
- Emily Davison
Fully digitised (28 pages)
MakerDowling-Clarke, Anna
Date Made2009
Period2000s
Place MadeScotland, Edinburgh
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
TechniqueMixed Media
MeasurementsH: 380 x W: 290 mm
Subject and Association Keywordseducation & learning
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association Keywordsart & creativity
Subject and Association KeywordsGender equality
Subject and Association DescriptionOne of a selection of entries from the 2009 Votes for Women Schools Competition organised by Edinburgh EIS (Educational Institute of Scotland: https://www.eis.org.uk/edinburgh) to mark the 1909 women's suffrage demonstration in Edinburgh. Schools in Edinburgh were invited to enter individual and group work in any medium on the theme of Votes for Women.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeScrapbook
Object numberGWL-2022-153-10
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved