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A black and white photo of some woods in winter. A long chainlink fence, topped with barbed wire, stretches from the rightmost corner to the horizon, following dips and hollows in the land. Along its entire length, as far as the eye can see, women are standing along the fence.

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A black and white photo of some woods in winter. A long chainlink fence, topped with barbed wire, stretches from the rightmost corner to the horizon, following dips and hollows in the land. Along its entire length, as far as the eye can see, women are standing along the fence.
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CarveHerName (carvehername@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Dec-2024 23:26:26 JST CarveHerName

#OnThisDay, 11 Dec 1983, tens of thousands of women take part in 'reflect the base' at Greenham Common in the UK.
They encircle the 9 mile perimeter fence of the nuclear missile base, tearing it down in at least one place. Hundreds of women are arrested.
The Peace Camp at Greenham ran for nearly 20 years, and founded and run by women.
Watch news footage from the time: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/greenham-common-womens-peace-group-protesting-the-arrival-news-footage/98769427
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons

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