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#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.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #VotesForWomen #Histodons

A suffragist pushing a boulder labelled "women's suffrage" up a hill labelled "Parliament". Caption reads "Excelsior! It's no good talking to me about Sisyphus; he was only a man!“
#otd #history #histodons #womeninhistory #onthisday #womenshistory #votesforwomen #BritishHistory

A spark of freedom can light up the future of many.

#OnThisDay, 35 years ago, the Velvet Revolution began in Prague.

When people took to the streets in the autumn of 1989, they risked their own freedom to achieve it for all.

Their unity inspired Europe and the world, and their peaceful revolution changed the course of history forever.

#VelvetRevolution

People celebrating at the Prague Hradcany Castle in support of Vaclav Havel, following his election as Czechoslovakia's first non-communist president since 1948. They wave flags and make the victory sign with their hands.
Young people waving from a tramway in support of Vaclav Havel's presidency during the protest rally on 17 December 1989 near Wenceslas Square in Prague. They are leaning out the window and making the victory sign with their hands.
Students waving country flags, during a protest rally in front of mounted statue of St. Wenceslas and National Museum at Wenceslas Square in Prague. Many flags are waving, and a little stage is set before the statue.
Students making victory signs and lighting candles in support of Vaclav Havel's presidency during a protest rally in Albertov quarter in Prague. On the banner on the right is written: "Liberty"
#onthisday #velvetrevolution

#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.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

Ruby Bridges walking down the steps of the school, surrounded by federal marshalls. She is a six year old Black girl in a wide-skirted dress, carrying her schoolbag. They are tall white men in suits and hats.
#otd #history #histodons #womeninhistory #onthisday #americanhistory #womenshistory

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