#OnThisDay, 15 Nov 1982, at least 11 women* from the Greenham Common Peace Camp in the UK are sent to prison. They had refused to be bound over to keep the peace after occupying a sentry box on the US base.

*some sources say 23, others 11.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #ColdWarHistory #Histodons
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#OnThisDay, 15 Nov 1982, at least 11 women* from the Greenham Common Peace Camp in the UK are sent to prison. They had refused to be bound over to keep the peace after occupying a sentry box on the US base.

*some sources say 23, others 11.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #ColdWarHistory #Histodons
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