CarveHerName on Nostr: #OnThisDay, 16 Feb 1909, suffrage campaigner Muriel Matters took to the air above ...

#OnThisDay, 16 Feb 1909, suffrage campaigner Muriel Matters took to the air above London, aiming to leaflet the state opening of Parliament from her dirigible.

Muriel had form: she had previously chained herself to the grille in Parliament's Ladies Gallery.

Listen to her recount the story here: http://balloonteam.net/montgolfier/on-this-day-the-suffragette-airship/

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