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Book Lover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-08-10 03:02 AM
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1. Emily Davison
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/emily_wilding_davison.htm

Emily Davison became a natural follower of the Suffragettes. She took part in attacks on property. She became a leading member of the Suffragettes and was imprisoned and force-fed. On one occasion she barricaded herself in a prison cell to escape force-feeding. Her cell was flooded with ice cold water which drenched her while workmen broke down the cell door. Such treatment only made her even more determined.

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Footage of Emily's death: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4N3yLBNCJE
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