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#OtD 4 Jun 1913 socialist suffragette Emily Davison was seriously injured while trying to grab the King's horse during the Derby at Epsom and died 4 days later: the 1st martyr of the movement. She had previously been arrested & jailed many times https://t.co/C5MEGtZZy0 https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10444/emily-davison-grabs-the-king's-horse?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon