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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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Activist Rebecca Johnson being dragged from the Greenham site by two uniformed police men. They are all white.

Photo by Ed Barber. — Activist Rebecca Johnson being dragged from the Greenham site by two uniformed police men. They are all white. Photo by Ed Barber.

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@CarveHerName@mstdn.social replied · yesterday

Women established the first Greenham camp in September 1981 to protest the hosting of US nuclear missiles on UK common land. Over time, several more camps grew up around the site, most of which were women-only. The peace camps were active for nearly 20 years.

https://greenhamwomeneverywhere.co.uk/
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