THE SUFFRAGETTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 32, 12 June 1913, Page 7

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

MISS DAVISON’S CAREER. Miss Emily Wilding Davison, the victim of the Derby incident, has attracted more notice than any other member of the rank and file of the suffragettes since she joined the movement seven years ago (says the Auckland “Star”). She was born at Blackheath, and graduated with honors at London University, her honors being taken in English Language and Literature. She joined the Womens Social and Political Union in 1906, and thro years later commenced a career of violence, her records reading:—(l) March 30th, 1909, one month for going on deputation ; (2) July 30th, 1909, two months for obstruction at Limehouse, released after five and a-half days’ hunger-strike; (3) September 4th, 1909, stone-throwing at White City, Manchester, but released after two and a-half days’ hunger-strike; (4) October 20th, 1909, stone-throwing at Radcliffe, one month’s hard labor on each count, hunger-strike, forcibly fed, hosepipe incident in Strangeways Prison, and released at end of eight days; (5) November 19th, 1910, broke a window inside the House of Commons, one month, hunger-strike, forcibly fed, and released after eight days; (6) December 14th, 1911, arrested for setting fire to pillar-boxes in city of Westminster, Holloway, remained one week, and (7) January 10th, 1912, for above, sentenced at Old Dailey to six months’ imprisonment ; hunger-struck twice with others, and twice forcibly fed; released 10 days before sentence finished on account of injuries sustained in protest made against forcible feeding; (8) November 30th, 1912, sentenced to 10 days’ imprisonment for assaulting a Baptist minister by mistake for Mr Lloyd George at Aberdeen station; hunger-struck and released at end of ’our days’ fast; was arrested on great deputation, together with Mrs Pankhurst, Juno 29th, 1909; January 19th, 1910, won case against visiting magistrates of Strangeways Prison, Manchester; has three times hidden in House of Commons—April, 1910, in hot-air shaft; April, 1911, in crypt; and also in June, 1911; marches in which took part—March, 1907, July, 1910; June, 1911; and July, 1911.