Green, white and violet: UK celebrates 100 years of women's suffrage

Green, white and violet: UK celebrates 100 years of women's suffrage

Streets in the UK were awash with green, white and violet – the color of the suffragettes, as women marched across the Suffragettes Walk in Edinburgh, marking the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote in the UK.

The campaign on Sunday was also participated by thousands of women in London, Cardiff and Belfast, with events including parades and art displays.

The banners were based on designs used by the original suffragettes, who strove for women’s suffrage by leading protests and civil disobedience in the early 20th century.

The march marked the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act enacted in 1918, which granted property-owning British women over the age of 30 the right to vote.

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