DescriptionOldham Society for Women's Suffrage non-party non-militant 5 Oct 1912.jpg
English: twl 2002 696
Manuscript on reverse
'Oldham Society for Women's Suffrage non-party non-militant 5 Oct 1912 Procession of 211 members through the town from Alexandra Park to Wernette Park where a Mass Meeting was held, attended by between two and three thousand people. There were 3 platforms & the speakers included Miss Margaret Robertson, Councillors Mrs SA Lees, Sir William Barton MP and the Rt Hon JR ?. A resolution was passed calling upon the Government to introduce a measure of Women's Suffrage in the proposed Reform Bill. Mrs Councillor Lees (Later Dame Sarah Lees) is seen in the carriage, her daughter as President walked in the procession'.
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