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Emily Davison wearing her Holloway brooch and hunger strike medal, c. 1910–1912. Emily Wilding Davison (11 October 1872 – 8 June 1913) was an English suffragette who fought for votes for women in Britain in the early twentieth century.
"The 1913 Death of Emily Wilding Davison was a Key Moment in the Ongoing Struggle for Gender Equality in the UK". Democratic Audit; Tanner, Michael (2013). The Suffragette Derby. London: The Robson Press. ISBN 978-1-8495-4518-1. Thorpe, Vanessa (26 May 2013). "Truth Behind the Death of Suffragette Emily Davison is Finally Revealed".
One great landmark in the history of Pathe scoops was one of their cameras capturing the extreme sacrifice by the suffragette Emily Davison. In the blink of an eye, Davison runs from the crowds and throws herself under the King's horse. Crowds of people run on to the track to try and help both the fallen rider and Davison.
Both suffragettes and police spoke of a "Reign of Terror"; newspaper headlines referred to "Suffragette Terrorism". [45] One suffragette, Emily Davison, died under the King's horse, Anmer, at The Derby on 4 June 1913. It is debated whether she was trying to pull down the horse, attach a suffragette scarf or banner to it, or commit suicide to ...
Eva Gore-Booth (1870–1926) – member of the executive committee of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and co-secretary of the Manchester and Salford Women's Trade Union Council; Gerald Gould (1885–1936) – writer, known as a journalist, reviewer, essayist, and poet; co-founder of United Suffragists
June 11, 1913: Ottoman Grand Vizier Shefket Pasha assassinated in drive-by shooting June 8, 1913: British suffragette leader Emily Davison killed in Epsom Derby accident June 7, 1913: Four-man team becomes first to climb to the top of North America's highest mountain June 12, 1913: New bridge transforms Miami, Florida, into world-famous tourist attraction
More commonly known as the "Cat and Mouse Act", this allowed the release of suffragettes, close to death due to malnourishment, and their re-arrest once health was restored. [8] The WSPU fought back: their all-women security team known as the Bodyguard, trained in ju-jitsu by Edith Margaret Garrud and led by Gertrude Harding , protected ...
Betzy Kjelsberg (1866–1950) – co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights (1884), the National Association for Women's Suffrage (1885) Gina Krog (1847–1916) – co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights; Ragna Nielsen (1845–1924) – chairperson of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights