Emily Davison
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Emily Davison was a prominent English suffragette best known for her militant activism for women's voting rights and her fatal protest at the 1913 Epsom Derby.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emily Davison canonical | 3 |
| Emily Wilding Davison | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Emily Davison Context triple: [St Hugh’s College, Oxford, hasAlumnus, Emily Davison]
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Rebecca Young
Rebecca Young was an American flagmaker and mother of Mary Pickersgill, associated with early U.S. patriotic flag-making traditions.
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Jennie Jerome
Jennie Jerome was an American-born British socialite and influential figure in late 19th-century high society, best known as the mother of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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Charlotte Maria Grenfell
Charlotte Maria Grenfell was the wife of Victorian historian and biographer James Anthony Froude, connected to the intellectual and literary circles of 19th-century Britain.
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Edith Smith
Edith Smith was the first woman in the United Kingdom to be sworn in as a police constable with full powers of arrest, serving in Grantham during World War I.
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Inez Milholland
Inez Milholland was a prominent American suffragist, labor lawyer, and orator best known for her dramatic leadership in the women’s suffrage movement in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Emily Davison Target entity description: Emily Davison was a prominent English suffragette best known for her militant activism for women's voting rights and her fatal protest at the 1913 Epsom Derby.
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A.
Rebecca Young
Rebecca Young was an American flagmaker and mother of Mary Pickersgill, associated with early U.S. patriotic flag-making traditions.
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B.
Jennie Jerome
Jennie Jerome was an American-born British socialite and influential figure in late 19th-century high society, best known as the mother of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
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C.
Charlotte Maria Grenfell
Charlotte Maria Grenfell was the wife of Victorian historian and biographer James Anthony Froude, connected to the intellectual and literary circles of 19th-century Britain.
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D.
Edith Smith
Edith Smith was the first woman in the United Kingdom to be sworn in as a police constable with full powers of arrest, serving in Grantham during World War I.
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E.
Inez Milholland
Inez Milholland was a prominent American suffragist, labor lawyer, and orator best known for her dramatic leadership in the women’s suffrage movement in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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political activist ⓘ suffragette ⓘ women's rights activist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1872-10-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Blackheath, London, England ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St Mary's Churchyard, Morpeth, Northumberland, England
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linked to:
St Mary’s Church, Morpeth
|
| causeOfDeath | injuries from being struck by King George V's horse at the Epsom Derby ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfCensusProtest | 1911-04-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1913-06-04 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1913-06-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Epsom, Surrey, England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Holloway College
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St Hugh's College, Oxford ⓘ
linked to:
St Hugh’s College, Oxford
|
| employer | Women's Social and Political Union ⓘ |
| familyName | Davison ⓘ |
| father | Charles Davison ⓘ |
| fullName |
Emily Wilding Davison
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linked to:
Emily Davison
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| givenName | Emily ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasNotableArrest | multiple arrests for suffragette activities ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Charles Davison
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Flora Davison ⓘ |
| hasWork |
In Prison and Out
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The Price of Liberty ⓘ The Suffragette: The History of the Women's Militant Suffrage Movement 1905–1910 (articles contributed) ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt | Holloway Prison ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fatal protest at the 1913 Epsom Derby
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militant activism for women's suffrage ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Women's Social and Political Union ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret Davison ⓘ |
| mottoOnGrave |
"Deeds not words"
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linked to:
Deeds Not Words
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| movement | women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | threw herself in front of the king's horse Anmer at the 1913 Epsom Derby ⓘ |
| occupation |
governess
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teacher ⓘ |
| participantIn |
British women's suffrage campaign
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militant suffragette actions of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfEvent | Epsom Downs Racecourse ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | suffragette ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "Shoulder to Shoulder" (portrayal)
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numerous biographies and historical studies on the suffragette movement ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
civil disobedience
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hiding in the Palace of Westminster overnight to be counted in the 1911 census ⓘ hunger strike ⓘ property damage as political protest ⓘ |
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Subject: Emily Davison Description of subject: Emily Davison was a prominent English suffragette best known for her militant activism for women's voting rights and her fatal protest at the 1913 Epsom Derby.
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