Violet Gibson - The Woman Who Shot Mussolini
The Out of Ireland Podcast · 2021-03-02
In April 1926, Benito Mussolini was making a speech to his supporters in Rome when a woman stepped out of the crowd, produced a pistol, and shot him at point-blank range. Mussolini's head turned as she did so, and the bullet grazed his nose. She fired again, but the gun jammed. The woman was Violet Gibson. But for a millimetre or two and a dodgy bullet, Violet might have changed the course of world history. Instead, she was committed to an asylum for the rest of her life and effectively written out of history. This is her story.
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The Out of Ireland Podcast
This is a podcast about how Irish people have left Ireland and gone on to do some amazing things around the world. They fought in wars, overturned establishments, sailed the seven seas and much more. In this show, Oisin, Darragh and Conor will be talking about some of of the most interesting people who have come Out Of Ireland.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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