Emily Davison she had been force-fed. On 4 June 1913 Davison obtained two flags bearing the suffragette colours of purple, white and green from the WSPU offices; she then travelled by train to Epsom, Surrey, to attend the Derby. She positioned herself at Tattenham Corner, the final bend before the home straight. At this point in the race, with some of the horses having passed her, she ducked under the guard rail and ran onto the course; she may have held in her hands one of the suffragette flags. She reached up to the reins of Anmer—King George V's horse, ridden by
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