A Gude Cause maks a Strong Erm

'A Gude Cause maks a Strong Erm', 2019

This tells the story of the Orcadian Woman's Suffrage Society and their campaign to gain women the vote from the late 19th Century until the outbreak of World War I.

Director

Martin Laird

Runtime

5 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Short, Animation

Keywords

world war one, women's suffrage, orkney islands, scotland, democracy

Awards

The Scottish Short Film Festival

Winner

2019

Best Creative or Original Film

Jury Prize

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Synopsis

This tells the story of the Orcadian Woman's Suffrage Society and their campaign to gain women the vote from the late 19th Century until the outbreak of World War I.

Campaigning for women to have the right to vote took place from the latter half of the 19th Century up to the start of the First World War. Orcadian suffragists were part of that activism. 'A Gude Cause maks a Strong Erm' takes its name from a banner slogan used by Scottish women on marches in Edinburgh and London. The animation was made possible with an award from the Scottish Government's Centenary Fund, which supported projects celebrating 100 years of (some) women gaining the right to vote.

Summary

This tells the story of the Orcadian Woman's Suffrage Society and their campaign to gain women the vote from the late 19th Century until the outbreak of World War I.

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