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The Working-Man's Newspaper was a short-lived publication of the 1870s which was owned by workers. In the editorial to the first number, the editorial board pointed out that the philosophy of the publication was to support the working class to the…

The Working-Man's Newspaper first appeared in November 1873. It was run by a co-operative and hoped to become a successful medium of information for the working class. Unfortunately, they ran into printing problems by the second issue, which was…

The Quizzing Glass was a short-lived publication from the mid-1830s, produced by the Aberdeen printer, John Watt. Watt, who produced political pamphlets, took a Radical viewpoint.

The Shaver considers its view of the history of Reform in Aberdeen. It mentions some of the working class leaders, such as John Cant (a tanner), John Warden (schoolmaster) and John Davidson (writer and printer).

This political cartoon relates to the North Aberdeen by-election of 1896. Duncan Pirie, the Liberal candidate won by a majority of 430 votes over the Labour candidate.

Song referring to Burgh Reform. It relates to the unelected, pre-1833 Aberdeen town council and corruption.

The obituary describes Leatham as ‘prophet, publicist, pioneer and printer’ and points out that he had a ‘practical outlook’.

Two images of James Leatham. In the second, Provost Leatham is first on the left, beside his wife.

The case for votes for women is put by a woman. She points out that women want the vote for the same reasons as men did. It is ridiculous that a female landowner cannot vote whilst her male servant can. Women pay rates and income tax but do not have…

These five images come from an open-air meeting held at Laurencekirk mart in April 1908. In this month, a series of open-air meetings were held in Kincardineshire and Aberdeen, from Auchenblae to Aberdeen Fish Market. They were addressed by Miss Mary…