<P> Emily Wilding Davison ( 11 October 1872 -- 8 June 1913 ) was a suffragette who fought for votes for women in the United Kingdom in the early twentieth century . A member of the Women 's Social and Political Union ( WSPU ) and a militant fighter for her cause , she was arrested on nine occasions , went on hunger strike seven times and was force fed on forty - nine occasions . She died after being hit by King George V 's horse Anmer at the 1913 Epsom Derby when she walked onto the track during the race . </P>
<P> Emily Wilding Davison ( 11 October 1872 -- 8 June 1913 ) was a suffragette who fought for votes for women in the United Kingdom in the early twentieth century . A member of the Women 's Social and Political Union ( WSPU ) and a militant fighter for her cause , she was arrested on nine occasions , went on hunger strike seven times and was force fed on forty - nine occasions . She died after being hit by King George V 's horse Anmer at the 1913 Epsom Derby when she walked onto the track during the race . </P>
who ran out in front of the king 's horse
who ran out in front of the king 's horse
Emily Wilding Davison
Emily Wilding Davison