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CarveHerName
@CarveHerName@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

#OnThisDay, 4 Oct 1936, women join the Battle of Cable Street, in London's East End, protesting against a fascist march through the area. Of the 79 protestors arrested, eight are women, including Blanche Edwards (pictured).

Hat tip to the East End Women's Museum for this one! https://eastendwomensmuseum.org/blog/women-at-the-battle-of-cable-street

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

East End Women's Museum

Women at the Battle of Cable Street — East End Women's Museum

Today is the 80th anniversary of the 'Battle of Cable Street', one of the East End's proudest moments. The Battle of Cable Street On 4 October 1936, Oswald Mosley's fascist Blackshirts attempted to march from Tower Hill, through Aldgate and Shadwell, a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood at that ti
A woman is being frogmarched along cobbles by two policemen, with another apparently gesturing to her to calm down.
A woman is being frogmarched along cobbles by two policemen, with another apparently gesturing to her to calm down.
A woman is being frogmarched along cobbles by two policemen, with another apparently gesturing to her to calm down.
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