World History Minute: A shocking women’s rights incident (June 4, 1913)

World History Minute: A shocking women’s rights incident (June 4, 1913)
World History Minute: A shocking women’s rights incident (June 4, 1913)

World History Minute: A shocking women’s rights incident (June 4, 1913)

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WBEZ history blogger John Schmidt explains how King George V, a race horse and a 40-year-old teacher named Emily Davison impacted the women’s suffrage movement in Great Britain exactly 100 years ago. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).