Blog Archives

#Emilymatters – Remembering Emily Davison

#Emilymatters – Remembering Emily Davison

    A hundred and one years ago today suffragette Emily Wilding Davison set out for the Epsom Derby, which was the sporting and social event in the calendar that prompted the annual ‘scurry over Surrey’ as all of London seemed to descend on that small corner of the county.   . The racecourse authorities […]

Continue Reading »

#Emilymatters – Votes for Women!

Filed in #Emilymatters, May 2014, Uncategorized by on May 21, 2014 0 Comments
#Emilymatters – Votes for Women!

  Votes for Women!   With the European elections on Thursday, it’d be great to get your #Emilymatters photo in support of gender equality and using our right to vote.      Thanks to Nicola Gauld & Rebecca Furness for these fantastic photos.  The picture on the left includes arch anti suffragist Herbert Asquith (seated).    You […]

Continue Reading »