The Life of Emily Davison: An Outline

Cover of "The Life of Emily Davison", a plain paperback with green text and a small floral decoration below the title.

Small paperback book titled ‘The Life of Emily Davison: An Outline’ by G. Colmore, author of ‘Suffragette Sally’. Includes a photograph of Emily Davison inside the cover and a short piece titled ‘Thirteen reasons why you should join and subscribe to the Women’s Social and Political Union’ at the end.

Inserted in the book are two items:

  • In Memoriam leaflet published by Philp & Sons, London
  • Cutting from The Suffragette, dated June 12, 1914, which includes a small entry titled ‘The Memorial Service’ and a long article containing passages from the sermon delivered by the Rev. Canon Todd at St George’s, Bloomsbury Square, on 6th June 1914 at a Memorial Service in commemoration of the death of Emily Wilding Davison.

Fully digitised (65 pages)

Item Details

Date: 1913

Catalogue record: GWL-2022-86-1

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Material: Paper

Size: H: 183 x W: 107 x D: 7 mm (book)

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Cover of "The Life of Emily Davison", a plain paperback with green text and a small floral decoration below the title.
The Life of Emily Davison: An Outline (cover)
Frontispiece and title page of "The Life of Emily Davison" with a photo of Emily Davison with a graduate cap and gown on the frontispiece
The Life of Emily Davison: An Outline (frontispiece featuring a graduation portrait of Davison, and title page)
An In Memoriam leaflet for Emily Wilding Davison after her death, with a graduation photograph of Davison and a brief biography
An In Memoriam leaflet for Emily Wilding Davison.

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We Deserve a Medal: Militant Suffrage Activism

The fight for women's suffrage in the UK grew and gained momentum throughout the Victorian era. WSPU activists, known as suffragettes, engaged in all sorts of law-breaking activities to raise the profile of the movement. At the time, these actions were considered shocking and divided public opinion, but suffragettes remained resolute. Thousands were arrested, imprisoned and force-fed.