100 year anniversary of Suffragette Mary Davison 's death at Epsom Derby . Militant campaigner ran in front of King 's Cross , died four days later . Born in London in 1872 , Davison studied literature at Royal Holloway College before working as a teacher in an era when a woman 's place was as a dedicated wife and mother in the home . Legendary feminist , yet many women who would n't forget her name . Five years later , women over 30 given right to vote . Her legacy still disputed .
100 year anniversary of Suffragette Mary Davison 's death at Epsom Derby . Militant campaigner ran in front of King 's Cross , died four days later . Legendary feminist , yet many women who would n't forget her name . Five years later , women over 30 given right to vote . Her legacy still disputed .