Oldham Society of Women's Suffrage In 1906 the Oldham Suffrage Society was disbanded at what was a time of growth and for the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Although suffrage meetings were still held in the borough it was not until 1910 that Oldham obtained another such organisation. In September 1910 Miss Margaret Robertson of the North of England Society for Women's Suffrage began a campaign to establish a NUWSS branch in Oldham. On the 8 November 1910 at Unity Hall in Oldham the Oldham Women's Suffrage Society (OWSS) was formed with about 130 people joining. The first meeting of the OWSS was held in the Music Room at Werneth Park and Miss Marjory Lees was elected President. Marjory was a very active member of the OWSS and her contribution was recognised in 1919 with the presentation of a book recording the history of the Society (M90/6/7/10/2). At some stage in the Societies history its name was changed to the Oldham Society of Women's Suffrage. When a measure of women's suffrage was obtained in 1918 the society disbanded. A new organisation was formed, the Oldham Women Citizens' Association (M90/6/13), with the initial aim of educating women as to the responsibilities associated with their new voting rights. 1910-1919