In 1819 60-80,000 men and women from 30 miles around Manchester assembled in the city 's St. Peter 's Square to protest their lack of any representation in the Houses of Parliament . Historian Robert Poole has called the Peterloo Massacre one of the defining moments of its age . The film Peterloo ( The Movie ) featured a scene of women suffragists planning their contribution to the protest
Peterloo Massacre
Peterloo Massacre
Suffrage