By Cara Sulieman
A NEW exhibition honouring the sacrifice of Scottish women who fought for their right to vote opens tomorrow.
To mark the 100th anniversary, the Museum of Edinburgh is collecting together stories of Scottish suffragettes.
They hope to demonstrate what part campaigners from across Scotland played in securing the vote.
And it will focus on a key moment of the campaign when, on October 10 1909, hundreds of men, women and children took to Princes Street in Edinburgh with banners and marched for the female vote.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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