Guest Blog Posts
Herbert Jones, The Forgotten Man

The past twelve months have featured a series of fantastic events to mark suffragette Emily Wilding Davison’s brave Epsom Derby protest, including the unveiling of a memorial plaque at Epsom racecourse and The Emily Tree event for a new generation of feminists. However, very little is still known about Herbert Jones, the King’s […]
Deeds not words – Overlooked detail sheds new light on 1913 Derby protest

On 26th July 2013, BBC Woman’s Hour continues its women’s suffrage coverage with an in depth discussion. The panel of experts includes the author of my last guest blog post, Elizabeth Crawford. For me, Emily Wilding Davison’s brave Epsom Derby protest was the stand out event of 1913. It remains a controversial act, with some […]