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 ten 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 Derby when she walked onto the track during the race.
who died in front of the king's horse
Emily Wilding Davison