Emily is one of the most popular suffragette. She was arrested on 9 occasions for her millitancy.
She is probably one of the suffragette who bombed Lloyd George’s house in 1913. She attacked a man with a whip when she mistook him for David Lloyd George. Her last millitant act took place at Epsom Derby in June 1913. She ran in front of the king’s horse and was subsequently trampled by it. She died a few days later.
Davidson’s true intentions have deen debated, some feel she wanted to become a martyr, others believe she only wanted to place the suffragettes’ Colors of purple white and green on the king’s horse . But there is no definitive answer.
Her death was a watershed moment for suffragettes. Their movement gained worldwide attention and 6000 women turned out for the funeral.
Women and men finally obtained the same rights in United Kingdom in 1928.
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