This steel sculpture of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison in our park is by Ray Lonsdale who featured in my ‘Inspired by Tommy’ story . She is seen spilling her dish of food as if on hunger strike in prison. She was buried here in Morpeth after falling under the King’s horse.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleWhat a fantastic artist, his statues are stunning. I wonder what Emily Wilding Davison would think if she saw herself immortalised in this world. What a difference the suffragette movement made!
Someone was apparently out delivering election leaflets today, and a woman said to her, ‘Of course I will go and vote. Don’t you know Emily Wilding Davison comes to haunt you if you don’t!’
That’s so funny; or is it true? ??
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She is very stunning. And her statue tells enough about the power of women in every corner of the world. Women are brave and strong in their way.
So very sad this lady lost her life for her beliefs and the reason I never fail to vote. A beautiful statue that tells her story and commemorates her bravery now captured in your photo.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleInteresting, Susan. If there will ever be a theme that allows for you to write about it, I would like to read more about Emily’s death.
I did have a story published about her, Christer, though not only about her death:
https://funnypearls.com/2019/10/emily/
Thanks for sharing the very well written article about Emily Wilding Davison, Susan. I had never heard about this important woman before, but now, thanks to you, I have. What a courageous and dedicated woman she was! I am proud to see that she and I share the same birthday.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleA bit of history of which I was not aware. Thank you for educating us!
Ha ha. Is that the teacher in me coming out?
Susan how much do we all owe those Heroic Women, who stood up to bring about change, in a time when women were not recognized as having a voice.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThey’ll not be forgotten now, considering the number of statues of them that appeared in centenary year.
Emily Wilding Davison was such a wonderful, inspirational woman in history, I’m glad that her memory still lives on. The steel structure is magnificent. The park looks like a wonderful place.