Tug of war at the 1912 Summer Olympics 8, 1912. In the first pull, the Swedish team steadily pulled the British squad across the center mark. After a five-minute break, the second pull was started. In this one, neither team gained the victory through pulling the other across the line, but after a prolonged stalemate a couple of the London men succumbed to exhaustion and sat on the ground, disqualifying them and giving the Swedes the victory. Tug of war at the 1912 Summer Olympics The tug of war contest at the 1912 Summer Olympics consisted of a single match, as only two teams entered the competition. Sweden
Are Women People Reading," published on June 6th 1915. In the review: "Are Women People?" verses and burlesques by Alice Duer Miller, and "How It Feels to be the Husband of a Suffragette- by Him," are two small suffrage books combining serious purpose with frivolous expression, both issued on June 12, just in time for the suffrage campaign now in several States[sic], including New York." Are Women People Are Women People? A Book of Rhymes for Suffrage Times is the title of the collection of satirical poems published on June 12th 1915 by suffragist Alice Duer Miller. Many of the poems in this