Emily Wilding Davison Flashcards

1
Q

When did the Derby take place that year?

A

5th June 1913

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2
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What is the Derby?

A

A popular horse race which even had some of the royal family entering.

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3
Q

What place did the Kings horse come?

A

3rd to last

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4
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What did Emily do?

A

Jumped in front of the Kings horse and died.

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5
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What did people think Emily did?

A

Killed herself after shouting ‘Votes for Women’.

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6
Q

When did she die and from what?

A

8th June 1913 from heart injuries

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7
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Accident- When was she born?

A

1872

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8
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Accident- How old was she when she died?

A

40

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9
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Accident- What did she have on her when she died?

A

A return ticket to London, a helpers pass for the Suffragette Fate.

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10
Q

Suicide- How long was she sentenced in prison for in 1912?

A

6 months

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11
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Suicide- What did she do during her time in prison?

A

Try to kill herself

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12
Q

Suicide- What did she write in an article in 1913?

A

That it would be glorious to die for friends.

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13
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Suicide- What did she often do in the WSPU?

A

Act on her own.

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14
Q

For accident

A

She was assumed to be holding a scarf which said votes for women on it that she wanted it pin on the kings horse so he could cross the finish line with votes for women on it. She had a return ticket so why would she buy one if she didn’t plan on returning?

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15
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For suicide

A

If she tried to kill herself in prison and failed, she would obviously try to kill herself again. She also said it would be glorious to die for friends.

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