A Guid Cause: The Women's Suffrage Movement in Scotland

by Leah Leneman

304 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1996

About the author

Her first career was as a stage actress in New York. Leah then wrote Vegan cookery books, before studying at the University of Edinburgh, obtaining a degree in history followed by doctoral research on social life on the Atholl estate in the eighteenth century

Her focus was on women’s history and Scottish history.

Reviews

[Dayna Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gives remarkable insight into the campaign for women’s right to vote in Scotland - a part of history that is all too often forgotten! So often when we think of the suffrage campaign in Britain, we think of certain key figures occupying certain urban contexts (London is a prominent backdrop). However, Leah Leneman brings to life some of the inspiring, incredible women who fought on the front lines and tirelessly behind the scenes for decades across Scotlands, in towns, cities, countryside and by the sea, to earn our vote. A must-read!