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Remembering Emily Wilding Davison (1872–1913)

2013; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 22; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/09612025.2013.781405

1747-583X

June Purvis,

Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes

This editorial reflects on the life of Emily Wilding Davison (1872–1913), a suffragette in Edwardian Britain, who died on 8 June 1913 after running on to the race course at the Derby, four days earlier, and trying to grab the reins of the King's horse, Anmer. Rather than seeing her as a suicidal fanatic, it is suggested that she was a sensible, level-headed, religious woman, a risk-taker who probably did not intend to die.