National Society for Women's Suffrage

Formed on 6 November 1867, by Lydia Becker, the organisation helped lay the foundations of the women's suffrage movement.

[2] By 1870, branches in Scotland were in Aberdeen, Glasgow, St. Andrews and Galloway.

[3] Jacob Bright, a Liberal politician, supported by a petition from Jane Taylour of the Galloway branch and others,[4] had suggested in 1871 that it would be useful to create a London-based organisation to lobby members of parliament concerning women's suffrage.

The Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage first met on 17 January 1872.

[5] The national society was furthered later by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and the Women's Social and Political Union.