This detail provides historical context by showing a significant world event. The protest by male students against the admission of female students reflects the societal attitudes towards gender and education at the time, highlighting the broader struggle for women's rights and advancements in society.
Read the excerpt from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change.
When Cambridge University in England decided to offer female students full admission in 1897, the male students protested by hanging a figure of a woman on a bicycle in effigy.
This detail provides historical context by showing a
development in technology.
significant world event.
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