Emily Davison's passionate commitment to the suffragette movement, brave activism, imprisonment and ultimate sacrifice are related here by literary editor at "The Oldie" Claudia FitzHerbert
When Emily Davison heard about the Suffragettes she couldn't wait to get involved and soon became so enthusiastic that even her fellow-suffragettes grew worried. Her every action was wilder and more daring than the last, until, in desperation, she decided it was time to make the ultimate sacrifice.
