KS3 & KS4 British History: Emily Davison Death 1913 Epsom Derby - Votes for Women Suffragettes

In this lesson, students will investigate the death of Emily Wilding Davison at the 1913 Epsom Derby. They will use their knowledge from the lesson to write a coroner’s report into her death and conclude if her death was an accident or if she deliberately set out to become a martyr.

The key questions of the lesson:

• Who was Emily Davison and why do some people see her as a martyr?
• What happened at the 1913 Derby?
• Did Emily Davison deliberately set out to become a suffragette martyr?
• What was the impact of her death for the suffrage movement?

The lesson pack includes:
1 x A4 Coroner’s Report writing frame (PDF & PPTX)
1 x Main PPTX
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions
Slide 3: As You Enter Activity - Modern day campaign groups and their publicity methods
Slide 4-5: What is Happening? A source analysis of the 1913 Derby incident
Slide 6: What is a Martyr?
Slide 7: Additional class clip links and further reading opportunities
Slide 8-10: Background to the events
Slide 11: Task 1 - Source Task Explanation and table
Slide 12: Sources sheet
Slide 13: Were Emily Davison’s actions deliberate?
Slide 14: Task 2 - Write a Coroner’s Report
Slide 15: Challenge Source Question
Slide 16: Follow Up Challenge Tasks
Slide 17-18: Emily Davison Recap Quiz with answers.

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