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 Wilding Davison 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
political activist
suffragette
women's rights activist
birthDate 1872-10-11
birthPlace Blackheath, London, England NERFINISHED
burialPlace St Mary's Churchyard, Morpeth, Northumberland, England NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
educatedAt Royal Holloway College NERFINISHED
St Hugh's College, Oxford NERFINISHED
employer Women's Social and Political Union NERFINISHED
familyName Davison NERFINISHED
father Charles Davison NERFINISHED
fullName Emily Wilding Davison NERFINISHED
givenName Emily NERFINISHED
hasGender female
hasNotableArrest multiple arrests for suffragette activities
hasSibling Charles Davison NERFINISHED
Flora Davison NERFINISHED
hasWork In Prison and Out NERFINISHED
The Price of Liberty NERFINISHED
The Suffragette: The History of the Women's Militant Suffrage Movement 1905–1910 (articles contributed) NERFINISHED
imprisonedAt Holloway Prison NERFINISHED
knownFor fatal protest at the 1913 Epsom Derby
militant activism for women's suffrage
languageSpoken English
memberOf Women's Social and Political Union NERFINISHED
mother Margaret Davison NERFINISHED
mottoOnGrave "Deeds not words" NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment suffragette
religion Anglicanism
subjectOf film "Shoulder to Shoulder" (portrayal) NERFINISHED
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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this entity surface form: Emily Wilding Davison