Emily Wilding Davison

Emily Wilding Davison was a British suffragette and activist known for her courageous efforts in the women's suffrage movement, which sought to secure voting rights for women in the early 20th century. Born in 1872, she was a member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). Davison is most famously remembered for her dramatic protest in 1913, when she was fatally injured after stepping in front of King George V's horse at the Epsom Derby. Her actions brought significant attention to the suffrage cause, symbolizing the struggles and sacrifices made by women fighting for equality and representation.