Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP - Votes for Women Debate

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSPs contribution to the Scottish Parliament Members' Business Debate on:

S3M-04644# Shirley-Anne Somerville (Lothians) (Scottish National Party): Votes for Women— That the Parliament welcomes the new exhibition, Votes for Women: The Womens Suffrage Movement in Edinburgh, at the Museum of Edinburgh from 31 July 2009 to 9 January 2010; notes that the exhibition uses photos and artefacts to chart the long struggle to win the vote, which was eventually granted to all women in 1928; further notes that at the height of the campaign in October 1909 a grand pageant was held in Edinburgh and to honour its 100 year anniversary and history of womens activism a re-enactment march will take place on 10 October 2009; encourages all women to join in the parade in honour of all suffragettes who fought hard for all sisters to have a free vote; congratulates the Gude Cause, based at the Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre, for organising the march and complementary events, and further notes that more information can be found at www.gudecause.org.uk.
26/11/09

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