Name/TitleShort story: Freedom
About this objectShort story titled 'Freedom' by Edinburgh school pupil Boroka Zita Godley. The story is about Catherine Baker, a woman who rebels against her abusive, misogynist husband to become a suffragette. Printed on seven A4-size typed pages, stained brown to give them the appearance of an old document.
Fully digitised (7 pages)
MakerGodley, Boroka Zita
Maker RoleAuthor
Date Made2009
Period2000s
Place MadeScotland, Edinburgh
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 293 x W: 208 mm
Subject and Association Keywordseducation & learning
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
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 TypeDocument
Object numberGWL-2022-153-5
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved