Emily Wilding Davison: The Martyr Suffragette

Emily Wilding Davison was the most famous suffragette to die in the battle for women’s rights after colliding with the King’s horse at the Epsom Derby in 1913, but who was she? Drawing on the suffragette’s own words, contemporary press reports, local histories and academic scholarship journalist Lucy Fisher paints a vivid picture of Davison’s unusual tale and tragic finale.