Study Sources 10, 11 and 12.
How far do the sources suggest that the actions of Emily Davison at the Derby in 1913 helped to advance the cause of women’s suffrage? (20 marks)
Explain your answer, using the evidence of Sources 10, 11 and 12.
SOURCE 10
(From The Times newspaper, published on 5 June 1913)
The desperate act of a woman who rushed from the rails on to the course as the horses swept round Tattenham Corner, apparently from some mad notion that she could spoil the race, will impress the general public even more, perhaps, than the disqualification of the winner. The case will become the subject of investigation by the police, and we may possibly learn from the offender herself what exactly she intended to do and how