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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

#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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