# Event Details - **Event Name**: Campaigning women: Chrystal Macmillan, Helen Crawfurd and Helen Steven - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm - **Event Description**: Learn about the lives of three Scottish campaigners, from suffrage to peace activism.About this EventThis Women’s History Month, join us to learn about the lives of three Scottish campaigners, from suffrage to peace activism.Leading historian Dr Lesley Orr will reveal the eventful life of Glaswegian Helen Crawfurd (1877-1954). A militant suffragette and class warrior, Crawfurd was a passionate advocate for the collective power of women, always relishing being in the thick of the fray.Researchers Helen Kay and Rose Pipes will explore the life of Edinburgh-born Chrystal Macmillan (1872-1937). A suffragist, pioneering lawyer, and international lobbyist, Macmillan used her legal skills to fight for women’s citizenship, equality, and peace.Activist Janet Fenton will shine a light on Helen Steven (1942-2016). A peace and justice campaigner from Glasgow, Steven led the first women’s expedition to Greenland and worked in Vietnamese orphanages, combining her love for the outdoors with a deep commitment to social change.About the speakersDr Lesley Orr is a historian, writer and activist.Helen Kay is an independent researcher who has conducted extensive research on the women’s suffrage movement.Rose Pipes is a former commissioning editor for Oliver & Boyd publishers and is now an independent researcher.Janet Fenton is a Quaker feminist and activist, currently involved in numerous groups organising for nuclear disarmament.When you book an event, your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and our third-party suppliers for the purposes of allowing you to attend the event and for audience research. For more information, visit the National Library of Scotland privacy pages, in particular the events notice and feedback and complaints notice. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/campaigning-women-chrystal-macmillan-helen-crawfurd-and-helen-steven/100001975276074913 - **Event Categories**: workshops, art, literary-art, trips-adventures, womens-history-month - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: National Library of Scotland - **lat**: 55.9485782 - **long**: -3.1919722 - **full address**: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Campaigning women: Chrystal Macmillan, Helen Crawfurd and Helen Steven - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/31c16c07bcdc9912c3a52f23b0002bca0cca955fea03e29fb445e8ad709784ef-rimg-w1200-h675-dc464646-gmir.jpg?v=1765486898 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Campaigning women: Chrystal Macmillan, Helen Crawfurd and Helen Steven being held? - **A:** Campaigning women: Chrystal Macmillan, Helen Crawfurd and Helen Steven takes place on Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm at National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Campaigning women: Chrystal Macmillan, Helen Crawfurd and Helen Steven? - **A:** Campaigning women: Chrystal Macmillan, Helen Crawfurd and Helen Steven is organized by National Library of Scotland. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Campaigning women: Chrystal Macmillan, Helen Crawfurd and Helen Steven", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/31c16c07bcdc9912c3a52f23b0002bca0cca955fea03e29fb445e8ad709784ef-rimg-w1200-h675-dc464646-gmir.jpg?v=1765486898", "startDate": "2026-03-05", "endDate": "2026-03-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/campaigning-women-chrystal-macmillan-helen-crawfurd-and-helen-steven/100001975276074913", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "National Library of Scotland", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "George IV Bridge", "postalCode": "EH1 1EW", "addressLocality": "Edinburgh", "addressRegion": "SC", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "55.9485782", "longitude": "-3.1919722" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Learn about the lives of three Scottish campaigners, from suffrage to peace activism.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-07", "availabilityEnds": "2026-03-05", "validFrom": "2026-04-07", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/campaigning-women-chrystal-macmillan-helen-crawfurd-and-helen-steven/100001975276074913" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-07", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/campaigning-women-chrystal-macmillan-helen-crawfurd-and-helen-steven/100001975276074913", "price": 0, "name": "Ticket" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-07", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/campaigning-women-chrystal-macmillan-helen-crawfurd-and-helen-steven/100001975276074913", "price": 0, "name": "Ticket + Donation" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "National Library of Scotland", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/national-library-of-scotland/22517532", "description": "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------National Library of Scotland Privacy StatementYour personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland for the purposes of managing your event booking. For full information see the Library’sPrivacypage, in particular ourEvent bookingprivacy notice.When you book through Eventbrite you will also provide some personal information to Eventbrite. You should read Eventbrite’s privacy policy as well, which is provided when you complete your registration.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------With a collection numbering 26 million items, the National Library of Scotland is Scotland's largest library, and home to much of the nation's knowledge, history and culture.Free events and exhibitions take place all year round in our flagship building on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh. In the Visitor Centre is our shop and a fully licensed café offering a selection of sandwiches, cakes and snacks. Facilities include wheelchair lifts, a unisex accessible toilets, and induction hearing loop (staff desks and performance space). There is lift access to the reading rooms for consulting our collections.The opening of our premises at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow in September 2016 gives visitors a chance to enjoy talks and other free events previously only available in Edinburgh. Our interactive space provides a unique opportunity to explore the extensive digital resources held within our world-class collections, along with the Moving Image Archive, Scotland's national collection of moving image. The space is fully wheelchair accessible, and has assistive technologies and induction loop." } ] } ] ```