Name/TitleProject: Women and the Vote
About this objectProject in a clear folder with black spine, titled 'Women and the Vote'. Contains facts and information about the fight for women's enfranchisement led by the suffragists and suffragettes, in the context of 19th and 20th century women. Created by Lucy Gibson, an S3 pupil at Tynecastle High School. Contents listed as follows:
- Introduction
- Women in the 19th Century
- The Suffragists - NUWSS
- The Suffragettes - WSPU
- Pictures of The Cat and Mouse Act
- Emmeline Pankhurst
- Emily Wilding Davison
- Results of the Suffragettes Actions
- Women in the War
- The Vote at Last
- Women's Employment 1945-1950
- Women in the 20th Century - Lady Nancy Astor and Margaret Thatcher
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Fully digitised (20 pages)
MakerGibson, Lucy
Date Made2009
Period2000s
Place MadeScotland, Edinburgh
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
TechniqueMixed Media
MeasurementsH: 310 x W: 230 mm
Subject and Association Keywordseducation & learning
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
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 TypeDocument
Object numberGWL-2022-153-8
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved