A woman born into privilege tries to change history and comes closer than anyone else to doing so--and she doesn't even travel in time! That we know of.
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A woman born into privilege tries to change history and comes closer than anyone else to doing so--and she doesn't even travel in time! That we know of.
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"Dear You," short story about Gibson: https://accenti.ca/dear-you/
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Wikipedia – Edward Gibson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibson,_1st_Baron_Ashbourne. Mortification. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortification_in_Catholic_theology. Bellamy Salute. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellamy_salute. Mussolini. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini. Assassination Attempts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Benito_Mussolini
Frances Fahy. “Violet Gibson: The Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini.” Italics Magazine. https://italicsmag.com/2021/01/29/violet-gibson-the-woman-who-shot-mussolini/
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