The Shetland Women's Suffrage Association was an organisation involved in campaigning for

women’s suffrage Women's suffrage is the women's rights, right of women to Suffrage, vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to gran ...

, based in

Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the no ...

Formation

The association was formed in 1909. Their first meeting was held in the home of

Christina Jamieson Christina Jamieson (1864–1942) was a British writer and suffragist known for her association with the Shetland Isles. Life Jameson was born to Robert and Barbara Jamieson on 30 June 1864 at Cruisdale, Sandness on the Mainland of Shetland. Her ...

on 23 October 1909. There were 19 women and 1 man present, and the meeting was convened by

Activities

The organisation was affiliated to the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. As such, their activities mirrored those of many other suffragist groups. They conveyed their message by addressing public meetings, distributing leaflets, and writing to the local press to promote the cause of women's suffrage. In 1911, a banner, created by

Stanley Cursiter Stanley Cursiter (29 April 1887 – 22 April 1976) was an Orcadian artist who played an important role in introducing Post-impressionism and Futurism to Scotland. He served as the keeper (1919–1930), then director (1930–1948), of the Nati ...

, of the

Orcadian Women's Suffrage Society The Orcadian Women's Suffrage Association was an organisation involved in campaigning for women’s suffrage, based in Orkney, Scotland. Formation The first meeting of the society was held in the house of James and Bina Cursiter on September ...

, and

was taken to London for the Suffrage Coronation Procession. During the First World War, the society provided assistance to injured soldiers. They prepared bandages, held first aid classes, and nursing classes. The group also raised money, contributing to the Scottish Women's Hospitals by donating money for the "Lerwick Bed".

Notable members

, secretary. Alice Lyall Leisk, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer (daughter of Harriet Leisk). Harriet Leisk, chair. Anna Stout, first president

References

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Formation

Activities

Notable members

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