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.

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Emily Davison canonical 3
Emily Wilding Davison 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
political activist
suffragette
women's rights activist
birthDate 1872-10-11
birthPlace Blackheath, London, England
burialPlace St Mary's Churchyard, Morpeth, Northumberland, England
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
St Hugh's College, Oxford
employer Women's Social and Political Union
familyName Davison
father Charles Davison
fullName Emily Wilding Davison
linked to: Emily Davison
givenName Emily
hasGender female
hasNotableArrest multiple arrests for suffragette activities
hasSibling Charles Davison
Flora Davison
hasWork In Prison and Out
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
militant activism for women's suffrage
languageSpoken English
memberOf Women's Social and Political Union
mother Margaret Davison
mottoOnGrave "Deeds not words"
linked to: Deeds Not Words
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
teacher
participantIn British women's suffrage campaign
militant suffragette actions of the early 20th century
placeOfEvent Epsom Downs Racecourse
politicalAlignment suffragette
religion Anglicanism
subjectOf film "Shoulder to Shoulder" (portrayal)
numerous biographies and historical studies on the suffragette movement
usedMethod civil disobedience
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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Emily Wilding Davison Building namedAfter Emily Wilding Davison
linked to: Emily Davison
Emily Wilding Davison Building dedicatedTo Emily Wilding Davison
linked to: Emily Davison
Emily Davison fullName Emily Wilding Davison
linked to: Emily Davison
Brixton Prison notableInmate Emily Davison