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
Peterloo Memorial website is www.Peterloomasscre.org. Peterloo Memorial The Peterloo Memorial is a planned memorial to the Peterloo massacre. Designs for the memorial by the artist Jeremy Deller were unveiled in November 2018. It is expected to be completed in 2019 and sited close to the site of the massacre. The Peterloo Memorial Campaign Group has been lobbying for a fitting memorial to The Peterloo Massacre for over ten years. Now, having agreed terms of reference with both Manchester City Council and the artist Jeremy Deller, they are working closely together to ensure the delivery of a monument which is Respectful Informative and