Women given ancient guild privileges
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Your support makes all the difference.Ancient privileges reserved for the freemen of the City of Durham were granted to women yesterday.
The privileges, which were until now the preserve of male members of Durham's ancient trade guilds – of which there are eight remaining – include the right to graze livestock within the city.
Barriers which excluded women from the guilds for nearly 700 years were lifted following a lengthy legal wrangle.
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