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Gay L. Gullickson
On June 4, 1913, a tall slender 40 year-old woman with red hair and green eyes stood quietly at the rail of the Epsom Downs race track, waiting for the running of the English Derby. Her name was Emily Wilding Davison and she was a member of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU). Under her coat she carried two suffrage flags. As the first group of horses passed her and a second rounded the corner, she slipped under the rail and ranonto the track. Newsreel films show her running toward the king’s horse and throwing up her hands, perhaps to stop the horse, perhaps to protect herself. In an instant, woman, horse, and jockey are on the ground. Only Davison was seri ously hurt; the horse walked offthe track and thejockey, HerbertJones, recovered quickly from his injuries. Kicked in the head, Emily Davison died four days later without regaining consciousness.
