Violet Gibson - The Woman Who Shot Mussolini

<p>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. </p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>