Emily Davison. Muerte en el Derby de Epsom.
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No she committed seweside for women rights and was put in a jail sell and almost drowned then she did this as a publicity stunt and it went wrong Im learning about her in school she just wanted to make a point if how far she was willing to go but sadly died
And what kind of sico throws themselves in front of a 80 stone horse
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I just want to point out that although it looks like she through herself in front of the horse she was actually stood side on and intended to stop the horse. She was seen practicing stopping horses, pinning a badge on them then letting them go during the weeks before. She never intended to die but hte fact she did just shows her dedication in her willingness to take the risk
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@rhyfelwrDuw Yes I agree,they did many things that with hindsight actually made matters worse.I,m saying that innocent people were affected for nothing if nobody uses their long sought after vote.
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@MrBarmybob And what they put others through - they are hailed heroines but really they were vandals!
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I get quite annoyed when women say that they are not going to bother voting.They just don't realize what women went through to get equality.
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@leilani7mk Saved you from what?????
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@daLizardBreth btw, an inquiry was forced about such attempts to break the spirit whilst in strangeways and apparently Emily received 40 shillings "compensation" for the brutal treatment she had received...
She was a prolific writer for the cause as well as an activist and if you are familiar with the phrase; "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.", then Emily's own battle cry should make more sense; "Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God"!
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@daLizardBreth As well as inteligent, clearly determined as she gained her first class degree having lost her father, having to drop out of the college in order to work and continue her studies at night...
I believe the incident of "flooding" you refer to was when she was imprisoned in Strangeways. The state had begun their policy of forcefeeding and Emily had apparently barricaded herself in. almost freezing cold water being hosed in was another attempt at punishment.They failed!
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Its even fucked up that the majority of people run to the jockey instead of towards Emily.
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Bitch. My great grandad had 10 shillings on that horse
History teacher had a right go at me when my first question was 'Was the horse alright?'..
KiraCyan96 3 months ago 13
@Copperpopper dude do u even know why she did it?
robocircuits1462 3 months ago 9