#OnThisDay, 22 Nov 1910, the Pankhursts led around 200 suffragettes in a march on 10 Downing Street in London, UK. 159 women and 3 men are arrested.

No image, so here's a cartoon.

Some women gained the vote in 1918: the rest had to wait until 1928 for equal voting rights with men.

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#OnThisDay, 14 Nov 1960, Ruby Bridges goes to school.

She is the first African-American child to attend the all-white William Frantz school in Louisiana, USA. It is a symbolic act, breaking the segregation of education in the state.

Her 2022 autobiographical picture book, I Am Ruby Bridges, is in Scholastic’s ‘diverse’ collection, meaning school librarians can opt out of including them in school book fairs.

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An important #history fact:

The American Revolution wasn’t just fought by white Protestants. Jewish patriots, Muslims, Catholics and other religious minorities played key roles in the fight for independence.

And they were not fighting to establish a Christian nation.
theconversation.com/during-the…
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During the American Revolution, Brits weren’t just facing off against white Protestant Christians − US patriots are diverse and have been since Day 1

The soldiers and patriots who made the American Revolution a success included people whose faiths faced discrimination, including Jews and Catholics.

^{The Conversation}