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                  Where will I find information about suffragette activity in my part of Scotland for a school project?

                  Firstly, read Leah Leneman, A Guid cause: the women’s suffrage movement in Scotland (Mercat Press, 1991) and Elspeth King, The Hidden History of Glasgow Women (Mainstream, 1993). Secondly, get hold of a copy of Glasgow City Archive’s resource pack, Scottish Women and the Vote. There are copies for reference at Glasgow City Archives, the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, and the National Library of Scotland, and your school libraries and resources staff may have a copy. Then try searching local newspapers in your local library or online through the British Newspaper Archive website (available free of charge in the National Library of Scotland or with a subscription elsewhere) <https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/> [accessed 28 April 2024].  If you do not find anything local, ask your local archives servce if they hold any records relating to suffragettes.  If they do hold records, you should be prepared to spend some time visiting the archives service.