118 years ago today, on February 13, 1907 (January 1, 1907 in the lunar calendar), women demanding to participate in politics in Britain stormed Parliament. Women's rights advocates stormed the streets of London On February 13, 1907, a group of women demanding to participate in politics stormed Parliament, but their well-organized attack was repelled by the police. About 60 women were arrested. Many people were injured during fierce battles with the mounted police. On the evening of the 13th, after a rally, the women tried to rush into the Parliament Building again, but police on horses and on foot resisted every blow from the women. The event lasts from noon to 10 p.m. More than 100 of these women activists vowed to arrest themselves in order to draw more attention to the issue of women's political participation. Anne kenney, one of the leading feminists, promised that if british women were not enfranchised by the end of the conference, she would lead more than 1000 women into the house of representatives.