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• Emmeline Goulden was born on 14 July 1858 in Manchester into a family of radicals. She married Richard Pankhurst, a lawyer and supporter of votes for women, in 1879.
• Following Richard's death, she founded an organisation campaigning for married women to be allowed to vote in local elections, and in October 1903, she helped found the Women's Social and Political Union.
• The WSPU gained notoriety for its activities and its members were the first to be called 'suffragettes' - politicians, press and the public were astonished by their demonstrations, window smashing, arson and hunger strikes.
• In 1918, the Representation of the People Act gave votes to women over 30. Emmeline died on 14 June 1928, shortly after women were granted equal voting rights with men (at 21).

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SNP MSP Christine McKelvie says "Men of quality do not fear equality."

Ms McKelvie ends by quoting Emeline Pankhurst: "We are here not because we are law breakers we are here in our efforts to become law makers."

Recently rediscovered 100-year-old posters showing the struggle for votes for women are going on show for the first time. They pull no punches in their depiction of the strength of feeling among the women who fought for equal rights.

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Artists observed that the city's educated women were still grouped - in the eyes of the law - with the likes of convicts and lunatics.

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John Bull - a fictional figure commonly used to personify the UK, and England in particular - is depicted in the image above.

Without the help of a woman, he is struggling alone with children and housework, visual metaphors for the social problems of the Edwardian era.

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Mrs Partington was another familiar figure used by the UK press at the time.

She was usually seen trying to stem progress with her mop.

See more of these posters here.

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Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard says when just one woman is paid less than a man for a day's work all society is shortchanged.

Mr Leonard says the scale of the struggle before us is huge.

He says: "The magnitude of our task should serve not as an excuse for inaction but as a motivation for more action."

The Scottish Labour leader says: "We must harness the spirit of the suffragists and the Suffragettes."

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Ms Davidson says closing the gender pay gap and confronting sexual harassment are the next frontiers in a war that is not yet won.

The Scottish Tory leader says those imprisoned for calling for the vote to be given to women should be pardoned now.

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Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson reminds the chamber that only some women got the vote 100 years ago.

Ms Davidson says her great grandmother did not qualify because it was deemed she did not have the means or the education to vote.

She goes on to says men are part of this story too, as it was men that past the law and men who objected to its passing.

Ms Davidson says one of the arguments from men was that women would just want more and she points to the fact women hold the office of prime minister of the UK and the first minister of Scotland and she lists other high ranking UK female politicians.

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Ms Sturgeon says every party has to do more on gender representation.

The first minister says: "We still need to do far more."

However she cites significant achievements the Scottish Parliament has made.

The best way to honour the suffragettes is to make the world a better place for the girls who are growing up today, says Ms Sturgeon.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a £500,000 fund to encourage more women to become involved in politics.

The initiative is intended as a tribute to the suffragettes who campaigned for women to be allowed to vote.

Backed by the Scottish government, the fund will provide grants for local initiatives across the country.

A debate will take place at the Scottish parliament later celebrating 100 years of female suffrage.

• Women in politics - how much progress has been made?
• 'I'm proud to have a Scottish suffragette in the family'
• Calls for suffragettes to be pardoned

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Ms Sturgeon says it is not always easy to speak up in public life, but whatever the challenges now it was much more difficult then.

She says her overriding emotion today is one of great gratitude.

The first minister says we all owe an immeasurable debt to the suffragettes who we honour today.

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is leading today's debate. Here is her motion.

It welcomes events across Scotland commemorating the centenary of women's suffrage, pays tribute to the suffragettes and welcomes to work or organisations seeking equal representation for women.

Ms Sturgeon pays tribute to the suffrage campaiging of many thousands of women and indeed some men .

She says she wishes she could thank these campaigners, like Elsie Ingils, for the office she holds today.

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will now lead the debate marking 100 years since the passage of the Representation of the People Act 1918.

Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton closes the debate on behalf of the Equalities and Human Rights Committee.

It has urged the Scottish government to mainstream equalities and human rights considerations across all departmental budget spending in a report published in December.

Looking Ahead to the Scottish Government's Draft Budget 2018-19: Making the Most of Equalities and Human Rights Levers, external said the government could demonstrate to other organisations that incorporating human rights and meeting people’s needs makes good business and social sense.

Finance Secretary Derek Mackay says great progress has been made, on the equalities agenda and how the budget is approached, since devoluvion.

Mr Mackay says he has accepted the budget process review group recommendations.

He says the government had a deep meaningful look at the impact of income tax changes.

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Tory MSP Jamie Greene stesses the importance of mainstreaming.

Mr Greene says the committee asked for an update no the review on the Race Equality Framework.

He says equality should be at the heart of every portfolio.

Every public body should put improving equalites at the heart of every policy, he says.

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Labour MSP Rhoda Grant agrees with Partick Harvie that the value of unpaid work must be looked at.

Ms Grant says the cuts to council budgets are detrimental to equalities and this must be addressed.

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Scottish Green Party co-convner Patrick Harvie says there are serious criticisms of the budget in terms of equality.

Mr Harvie says part of the problem is the sharply constrained time given for the budget process.

The Scottish Green Party co-convener says he hopes Finance Secretary Derek Mackay will explain what changes he will make during this debate.

He says investment in social infrastructure generates more employment and has a more generous social impact.