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Arrested Activists: Women's Rights Edition


March is Women's History Month. Every year, we celebrate those who helped make a difference for women all over the globe.

Right now, you're probably thinking of a few. Susan B. Anthony. Hillary Clinton. Serena Williams. Oprah. The list goes on. But there are many women who we may never know. Women who marched. Women who fought. Women who were even arrested. 

We may not know their names, but they've made it clear what they stand for. Take a look at a few women who stood up for what they believed in and ended up in handcuffs.

 

In a fight for women's rights, this woman was arrested near Buckingham Palace. 

*Courtesy of Nationaal Archief

 

In 1905, this woman was arrested for interrupting a political meeting to ask Winston Churchill whether women should be allowed to vote.

*Courtesy of the Oldham Historical Research Group

 

In Manchester, this woman was put behind bars for repeatedly knocking on the door of the Prime Minister.  

*Courtesy of Spartacus Educational

 

In 1907, this 16-year-old suffragette was taken into custody by two policemen.

*Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

 

A suffragette arrested by two police officers in the streets of London in 1914.

*Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

 

This is a picture of an arrested suffragette. 

*Courtesy of LSE Library

 

Here's another picture of a suffragette being arrested. 

 *Courtesy of the Library of Congress