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Detail of gold heeled leather shoes, c1930s
Detail of gold heeled leather shoes, c1930s
Detail of gold heeled leather shoes, c1930s
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50711
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Detail of gold heeled leather shoes, c1930s, sold by Darling's, Edinburgh
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Heeled shoes in gold leather, c 1930s, with decorative punched vamp, leather-covered heel and label for Darling's department store, Edinburgh. The shoes were worn by Edinburgh's first female Town Councillor, Ella Morison Millar.
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SH.2018.225
These smart evening shoes were owned by Ella Morison Millar, Edinburgh’s first female Town Councillor. Elected in 1919, she campaigned against poverty and for better education and housing. She served until 1949. Her name lives on in the Morison Millar women’s golf tournament, which she established in 1928.
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