Peterloo Massacre at Peterloo was the number of women present. Female reform societies had been formed in North West England during June and July 1819, the first in Britain. Many of the women were dressed distinctively in white, and some formed all-female contingents, carrying their own flags. Of the 654 recorded casualties, at least 168 were women, four of whom died either at St Peter's Field or later as a result of their wounds. It has been estimated that less than 12 per cent of the crowd was made up of women, suggesting that they were at significantly greater risk of injury
Zilan massacre Zilan massacre The Zilan massacre (, etc.), refers to the massacre of thousands of Kurdish residents in the Zilan Valley of Turkey by 12/13 July 1930, during the Ararat rebellion, in which 800–1500 armed men participated. The Zilan massacre took place in the Zilan or Zeylan valley (Kurdish: "Geliyê Zîlan", Turkish: "Zilan Deresi", "Zeylân Deresi)" located to the north of the town of Erciş in Van Province. The massacre took place in July 1930, before the Third Ararat Operation (Turkish: "Üçüncü Ağrı Harekâtı", September 7–14, 1930), which was a military operation of the Turkish IX Corps under the command of