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Emily Wilding Davison was a suffragette who was the first woman martyred for the cause. A member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) beginning in 1906 she was arrested on ten occasions, went on seven hunger strikes, and was force fed 49 times for her protest actions. These actions included arson, throwing stones, breaking windows, and even hiding overnight in the Palace of Westminster. By 1909 Emily had left her job and was working full time for the WSPU and was described by Sylvia Pankhurst as "one of the most daring and reckless of the militants." After being force-fed in Holloway Prison, she attempted to commit suicide by leaping off of the balcony of the prison stating that she felt "by nothing buy the sacrifice of human life would the nation by brought to realize the horrible torture women face!" In 1913 Emily attended the Epsom Derby where she ran onto the race track and was run down by King George V's horse Anmer. It is speculated that she may have been trying to put a suffrage banner on the horse. She died three days later on June 8, 1913.
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