Woman of the Day Mary Fildes who was born sometime between 1789-1792 in Cork and died in Manchester in 1876. You might not have heard of her but you’ve almost certainly heard of the Peterloo Massacre which took place in 1819 in Manchester.
Mary played a leading role that day and… pic.twitter.com/pq4ZGnZ18U
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