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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. A member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and a militant fighter for her cause, she was arrested on nine occasions, went on hunger strike seven times and was force-fed on ...
Emily Davison wearing her Hunger Strike Medal and Holloway brooch c. 1910–1912 Janie Terrero wearing her Hunger Strike Medal and Holloway brooch c. 1912. As of October 2023 there are 82 known medal recipients. If known, this list also contains the dates of their arrest as inscribed on their medals.
The Suffragette newspaper edited by Christabel Pankhurst, Emily Davison memorial issue, ... After a 92-hour hunger strike, and for fear of her becoming a martyr, ...
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Hunger Strike Medal. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients. The Hunger Strike Medal was awarded by the Women's Social and Political Union to suffragette prisoners who had gone on hunger strike.
After Emily Davison was run over by the King's horse at the Epsom Derby in 1913, Leigh and Rose Yates was at the dying Davison's bedside, and headed a guard of honour for the funeral procession. [3] On 13 October 1913, at the Bow Baths in the East End of London, Leigh was hurt when police were hitting women and men protestors with clubs ...
An image of Idaho Maximum Security Institution’s C Block, where civil commitment patients are held. In May, at least 90 men housed in the prison participated in a hunger strike.
"Between Thursday, June 13, and Friday, June 14, the inmates gradually desisted from the hunger strike, after an agreement with the ministry of penitentiary services," the Venezuelan Prisons ...
In Holloway she went on hunger strike for which action she received a Hunger Strike Medal [citation needed] from the leadership of the WSPU. [ 3 ] [ 9 ] In January 1912 she was again arrested while causing a disturbance when women had been excluded from the trial of Emily Davison , but this time she was released without charge.