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A minute's silence for a Suffragette hero

On 4th June 1913, Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison ran in front of the King’s horse during the Epsom Derby and was knocked unconscious. She died of her injuries four days later having never regained consciousness.

Acting on the suffragette slogan ‘Deeds not Words’, Davison’s protest against the refusal of Britain’s rulers to grant votes for women made her a martyr for democracy and women’s rights.

On the 100th anniversary of this, the most famous of all suffragette protests, we call on 2013′s Derby to observe a minute’s silence in tribute to Emily Wilding Davison and the sacrifice she made.

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11 comments »

  1. nigel sidebottom says:
    October 31, 2012 at 10:22 am

    It’s the very least they can do. They ought to have done more, many decades ago.

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  2. Sue Wright says:
    October 31, 2012 at 6:57 pm

    We honour women of courage throughout history, so we should honour a true heroine who gave everything to improve the lives of all of us that followed.

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  3. Robert Roffey says:
    October 31, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    Remember a martyr for our rights.

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  4. Christine Davidson says:
    October 31, 2012 at 7:54 pm

    We owe her a great debt. Such heroism is rare, during any time period. Let us not forget.

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  5. m cheverton says:
    October 31, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    This is an important event in the fight for women’n rights and should be remembered !

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  6. Sue Chapman says:
    October 31, 2012 at 9:30 pm

    I totally support this petition

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  7. Annie Moseley says:
    November 1, 2012 at 11:25 am

    We owe her a great debt – I won’t ever forget.

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  8. Fiona McLeod MSP says:
    November 5, 2012 at 6:40 am

    Important that we remember but we still need deeds not words in the 21st century for the women who are suffering and disenfranchised around the globe

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  9. Ala Szczepura says:
    November 5, 2012 at 5:40 pm

    I fully support this petiton.

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  10. Sue Bradley says:
    November 10, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    I absolutely support this petition. A tribute to Emily Davison is long overdue. Well done!

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  11. Maria McGilly says:
    November 15, 2012 at 7:11 pm

    I fully endorse the recognition of a minute’s silence to recognise this heroine’s achievements for women…pity we have had to wait 100 years for her actions to be recognised!

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