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.

Suffrage Campaigning- National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)1908-1918 (23070340306)

Formation

The first meeting of the society was held in the house of James Cursiter on September 25, 1909. [1] It was formed after a visit to Orkney by Chrystal Macmillan. [2]

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. [3]

In 1911, a banner, created by Stanley Cursiter and Christina Jamieson, of the Shetland Women's Suffrage Society, was taken to London for the Suffrage Coronation Procession. [3]

Notable members
  • James Cursiter, uncle of Stanley Cursiter
  • Bina Cursiter

Further reading
  • King, Elspeth (1978) The Scottish Women’s Suffrage Movement. Glasgow. People’s Palace Museum
  • Leneman, Leah (1995) A Guid Cause: The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Scotland. Edinburgh. Mercat Press.
  • Leneman, Leah (2000) The Scottish Suffragettes. Edinburgh. National Museums of Scotland. 190166340x
  • Pedersen, Sarah (2017) The Scottish Suffragettes and the Press. London. Palgrave MacMillan. 9781137538338

See also

In 2019, a short film about the society won an award at the Scottish Short Film Festival. [4]

References
  1. "A Suffrage Search". Orkney Archive - Get Dusty. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. Leneman, Leah. (1995). A guid cause : the women's suffrage movement in Scotland (New rev. ed.). Edinburgh: Mercat Press. ISBN 1-873644-48-5. OCLC 34146764.
  3. Crawford, Elizabeth (2003). The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928. p. 474. ISBN 9781135434021.
  4. Drysdale, Neil. "Animated film about suffragette movement in Orkney wins Scottish award". Press and Journal. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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