Source C is the front cover of an issue of ‘The Suffragette’, a magazine produced by the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), and edited by the Suffragette Christabel Pankhurst. This issue of the magazine was produced on the 13th June 1913. From my own knowledge, I know this was a fairly popular magazine, as it came out weekly, and there were about 17,000 issues in circulation each week. I also know that the Home Office tried to suppress the magazine, but as it was so popular, they only managed to reduce circulation from 17,000 to 10,000 per week.
In the source, there is a drawing of Emily Wilding Davison on the cover of the magazine, depicted as an angel. Underneath it says “in honour and in loving, reverent memory”, which suggests …show more content…
Below, it says how she died and that she was knocked down by the king’s horse at the Epsom Derby, and died on Sunday June 8th 1913. From my own knowledge, I also know that Emily Davison had a public reputation for being a particularly violent Suffragette, and that she often worked by herself. I know that she was arrested numerous times for many different reasons. These include: stone-throwing, assault and arson, and as a result of these she also ended up in prison multiple times. When in prison, she went on hunger strike, but was force fed after five days of not eating. There was public outcry about the force-feeding of Suffragettes who were imprisoned, and as a result of this the Cat and Mouse Act was passed. This Act meant that prisoners could be released early if they were extremely weak (from hunger-striking), and meant that they would not die in prison and give …show more content…
The biggest limitation in answering the question is that the source is only about the Suffragettes, and not the Suffragists, and the question asks about the actions of both. Another limiting factor is also that it is only about one action of one suffragette, and does not mention the many other things the Suffragettes did. From my own knowledge, I know that the Suffragettes burnt down churches, firebombed politicians homes, assaulted MP’s, chained themselves to Buckingham Palace, vandalised and broke a large amount of windows in London, specifically in Oxford Street. The source is also limited as it is extremely biased and the magazine made it look like what Davison did was on purpose, and that she was meant to die, and was meant to be a martyr. Since then, however, people have suggested that she may not have meant to die, and may have just been trying to pin a badge on the horse. The source is also showing us that that the Suffragettes actions were so extreme that Davison died a martyr, but I know from my research that she was the only martyr for the cause, meaning it does not show us about the actions of the Suffragettes as a whole, as she was only one person acting
In the source, there is a drawing of Emily Wilding Davison on the cover of the magazine, depicted as an angel. Underneath it says “in honour and in loving, reverent memory”, which suggests …show more content…
Below, it says how she died and that she was knocked down by the king’s horse at the Epsom Derby, and died on Sunday June 8th 1913. From my own knowledge, I also know that Emily Davison had a public reputation for being a particularly violent Suffragette, and that she often worked by herself. I know that she was arrested numerous times for many different reasons. These include: stone-throwing, assault and arson, and as a result of these she also ended up in prison multiple times. When in prison, she went on hunger strike, but was force fed after five days of not eating. There was public outcry about the force-feeding of Suffragettes who were imprisoned, and as a result of this the Cat and Mouse Act was passed. This Act meant that prisoners could be released early if they were extremely weak (from hunger-striking), and meant that they would not die in prison and give …show more content…
The biggest limitation in answering the question is that the source is only about the Suffragettes, and not the Suffragists, and the question asks about the actions of both. Another limiting factor is also that it is only about one action of one suffragette, and does not mention the many other things the Suffragettes did. From my own knowledge, I know that the Suffragettes burnt down churches, firebombed politicians homes, assaulted MP’s, chained themselves to Buckingham Palace, vandalised and broke a large amount of windows in London, specifically in Oxford Street. The source is also limited as it is extremely biased and the magazine made it look like what Davison did was on purpose, and that she was meant to die, and was meant to be a martyr. Since then, however, people have suggested that she may not have meant to die, and may have just been trying to pin a badge on the horse. The source is also showing us that that the Suffragettes actions were so extreme that Davison died a martyr, but I know from my research that she was the only martyr for the cause, meaning it does not show us about the actions of the Suffragettes as a whole, as she was only one person acting