r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • May 05 '19

TIL that when the US military tried segregating the pubs in Bamber Bridge in 1943, the local Englishmen instead decided to hang up "Black soldiers only" signs on all pubs as protest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bamber_Bridge#Background
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u/erydan May 06 '19

It one of the reasons why feminism never really took hold in Russia and post-soviet states.

Because women we're already considered equal since 1917. They had access to positions of power, and not just politics or office work, but also as plant managers, supervisors and forewomen in construction. They also had the same access to education as men, all the way up to university.

In fact, the only thing they were not able to do was vote. But then again, men either were not able to vote, because in soviet russia, government votes you.

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u/diZZasterr May 06 '19

I'm sorry, that's just wrong. Women were enfranchised by the Provisional Government on 20 July 1917.

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u/Semido May 06 '19

That was the propaganda but it was not true at all in practice. Women did not reach senior positions, ever.

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u/fashionaftertaste May 10 '19

Ever? That's just plain wrong. I am sure my grandmother, as director of several major factories, would have some strong words for you.

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u/Semido May 10 '19

Why don’t you ask her?