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On 4 June 1913, the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison ran in front of the king's horse during the Epsom Derby and was knocked unconscious. She died of her injuries four days later, having never regained consciousness. Acting on the suffragette slogan "Deeds not Words", Davison's protest against the refusal of Britain's rulers to grant votes for women made her a martyr for democracy and women's rights. On the 100th anniversary of this, the most famous of all suffragette protests (Report, 25 October), we call on 2013's Derby to observe a minute's silence in tribute to Emily Wilding Davison and the sacrifice she made. To add your name to the petition go to bit.ly/SqTNuq.
Bonnie Greer OBE
Jeanette Winterson OBE Writer
Miriam Margolyes OBE Actor
Frances O'Grady New TUC general secretary
Tony Benn
Ceri Goddard Chief executive, Fawcett Society
Professor Richard Pankhurst OBE Son of Sylvia Pankhurst
Rita Pankhurst Daughter-in-law of Sylvia Pankhurst
Ruth Spellman OBE Chief executive, Workers Educational Association
Sally Hunt General secretary, UCU
Christine Blower General secretary, National Union of Teachers
Megan Dobney Regional secretary, Southern and Eastern Region of the TUC
Diane Abbott MP
Natalie Bennett Green party leader
Lindsey German Author and campaigner
Vicki Baars Vice-president union development, NUS
Kate Hudson General secretary, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Nina Power Senior lecturer, Roehampton University; author, One Dimensional Woman
Louise Raw Historian; author of Striking a Light: The Bryant and May Matchwomen and their Place in History
Yvonne Ridley European president, International Muslim Women's Union
Mel Whitter London and Eastern Region women's organiser, Unite the Union
Salma Yaqoob
Laurie Penny Writer
Romayne Phoenix Chair, Coalition of Resistance; Green party activist
Paul Mackney Former general secretary, Natfhe
Peter Barratt Great-grandson of Leicester suffragette Alice Hawkins
Jo Rust Secretary, King's Lynn and District Trades Council
Sarah Levitt Head of arts and museums, Leicester city council
Clare Solomon President, University of London Union 2010-11
Elly Badcock NUS women's committee 2010-11
Mary Joannou Professor of literary history and women's writing, Anglia Ruskin University
Katherine Connelly Author of forthcoming biography of Sylvia Pankhurst
Jacqueline Mulhallen Actress and writer
Derek Taylor Author and journalist
Anne Moore Museums Officer, Woodhorn Trust
Penni Blythe-Jones Director, Centre for Creative Change
On 4 June 1913, the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison ran in front of the king's horse during the Epsom Derby and was knocked unconscious. She died of her injuries four days later, having never regained consciousness. Acting on the suffragette slogan "Deeds not Words", Davison's protest against the refusal of Britain's rulers to grant votes for women made her a martyr for democracy and women's rights. On the 100th anniversary of this, the most famous of all suffragette protests (Report, 25 October), we call on 2013's Derby to observe a minute's silence in tribute to Emily Wilding Davison and the sacrifice she made. To add your name to the petition go to bit.ly/SqTNuq.
Bonnie Greer OBE
Jeanette Winterson OBE Writer
Miriam Margolyes OBE Actor
Frances O'Grady New TUC general secretary
Tony Benn
Ceri Goddard Chief executive, Fawcett Society
Professor Richard Pankhurst OBE Son of Sylvia Pankhurst
Rita Pankhurst Daughter-in-law of Sylvia Pankhurst
Ruth Spellman OBE Chief executive, Workers Educational Association
Sally Hunt General secretary, UCU
Christine Blower General secretary, National Union of Teachers
Megan Dobney Regional secretary, Southern and Eastern Region of the TUC
Diane Abbott MP
Natalie Bennett Green party leader
Lindsey German Author and campaigner
Vicki Baars Vice-president union development, NUS
Kate Hudson General secretary, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Nina Power Senior lecturer, Roehampton University; author, One Dimensional Woman
Louise Raw Historian; author of Striking a Light: The Bryant and May Matchwomen and their Place in History
Yvonne Ridley European president, International Muslim Women's Union
Mel Whitter London and Eastern Region women's organiser, Unite the Union
Salma Yaqoob
Laurie Penny Writer
Romayne Phoenix Chair, Coalition of Resistance; Green party activist
Paul Mackney Former general secretary, Natfhe
Peter Barratt Great-grandson of Leicester suffragette Alice Hawkins
Jo Rust Secretary, King's Lynn and District Trades Council
Sarah Levitt Head of arts and museums, Leicester city council
Clare Solomon President, University of London Union 2010-11
Elly Badcock NUS women's committee 2010-11
Mary Joannou Professor of literary history and women's writing, Anglia Ruskin University
Katherine Connelly Author of forthcoming biography of Sylvia Pankhurst
Jacqueline Mulhallen Actress and writer
Derek Taylor Author and journalist
Anne Moore Museums Officer, Woodhorn Trust
Penni Blythe-Jones Director, Centre for Creative Change
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