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Working Class History on Nostr: #OtD 5 Apr 1913 suffragettes fighting for votes for women in the UK set fire to a ...

#OtD 5 Apr 1913 suffragettes fighting for votes for women in the UK set fire to a grandstand at the Ayr racecourse, destroying other buildings including the stables. Copies of 'Votes for Women' and the 'Suffragette' were found in the debris https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10485/suffragettes-burn-ayr-racecourse