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In Pictures: Women celebrate 100 years since winning right to vote

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In Pictures: Women celebrate 100 years since winning right to vote

Thousands of women gathered in cities around Britain to celebrate 100 years of women having the vote.

Centenary celebrations in Scotland
Centenary celebrations in Scotland as women mark 100 years of the vote (Lesley Martin/PA)

Procession artwork march
The Processions artwork march in Edinburgh (Lesley Martin/PA

Procession artwork march
A girl joins the Processions’ artwork march in Scotland (Lesley Martin/PA)

A woman calling for abortion reform in Northern Ireland
A woman calling for abortion reform in Northern Ireland takes part in the Processions’ artwork march in Belfast (Niall Carson/PA)

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In London, the parade moved from Hyde Park down Piccadilly, past Trafalgar Square and down towards the Thames.

The march through London
(From left) Jean, Cecilia and Sandy after taking part in the march through central London (Kathryn Younger/PA)

A woman joins the parade in Scotland
A woman joins the parade in Scotland, as thousands mark 100 years since the Representation of the People Act (Lesley Martin/PA)

Finally, to give an idea of the scale of it all…

The Processions’ artwork march in Scotland
The Processions’ artwork march in Scotland (Lesley Martin/PA)

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