It Wasn't Just Emily Davison! Sport,Suffrage and Society in Edwardian Britain |
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| Authors: | Joyce Kay |
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| Institution: | 1. joyce.kay@stir.ac.u |
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| Abstract: | The suffragette Emily Davison was killed by King George V's horse during the 1913 Epsom Derby while trying to draw attention to the campaign for women's suffrage. However, this much-publicized and shocking incident was not the only connection between sport and political protest in the early twentieth century. This paper will show how British suffragettes carried out a series of violent acts against sport and sportsmen that were unparalleled in the English-speaking world. At the same time it will demonstrate that female suffragists, like many Edwardian women, took part in a wide variety of sports, suggesting that it was possible to be both a feminist and a sportswoman. |
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