A Woman to Know: Emily Wilding Davison
There is not a single question in the country which touches men which does not also touch women. — Emily Wilding Davison
(image via LSE Library)
On this date 104 years ago, British activist Emily Davison died from injuries sustained while protesting. Emily had run across a race track to tie a suffragette banner to a horse's bridle -- and she was trampled in the process. Emily had dedicated her life to fighting for women's right to vote, and today in the UK's snap election, Brits are posting that they've cast ballots in her name.
Add to your library list:
In the Thick of the Fight: The Writings of Emily Davison (Carolyn P. Collette)
The Girl Who Gave Her Life for the Cause (Claudia Fitzherbert)
Read more:
Drawing on the Suffragettes' Legacy (The New York Times)
Emily Wilding Davison Centenary (London School of Economics)
Truth behind the death of suffragette Emily Davison (The Guardian)
Emily Davison died for the right to vote (The Telegraph)
Watch more:
Emily Davison (BBC)
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