Emily Davison Emily Davison Emily Wilding Davison (11 October 1872 – 8 June 1913) was a suffragette who fought for votes for women in Britain in the early twentieth century. A member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and a militant fighter for her cause, she was arrested on ten occasions, went on hunger strike seven times and was force fed on forty-nine occasions. She died after being hit by King George V's horse Anmer at the 1913 Derby when she walked onto the track during the race. Davison grew up in a middle-class family, and studied at Royal Holloway
The Suffragette Oak were: After winning the Scottish Tree of the Year award the Woodland Trust nominated the Suffragette Oak for the 2016 European Tree of the Year award. Other 2016 nominees were: In October 2017 the tree was damaged during Storm Ophelia and, as a result of the damage, Glasgow City Council had to reduce its height and the canopy. The off-cuts were gifted to the Glasgow Women's Library and will be used to create items available for purchase by the public that will celebrate the efforts of the suffragettes. The Suffragette Oak The Suffragette Oak is a sessile oak tree (Quercus