Starter quiz
- Epsom Racecourse is a racing track for ...
- dogs
- sheep
- cows
- horses ✓
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- The person hit by a horse at the Epsom Derby was ...
- Katie Davison
- Victoria Davison
- Elizabeth Davison
- Emily Davison ✓
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- A tragedy is a very sad event or situation.
- True ✓
- False
- In which year did the tragedy happen at the Epsom Derby?
- 1813
- 1913 ✓
- 2013
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- King George V was at the Epsom Derby to watch his ______ run in the race.
- 'horse' ✓
- Select which statements are true.
- Emily was not at the Epsom Derby.
- Emily was holding a 'votes for women' flag at the Epsom Derby. ✓
- Emily ran onto the track at the Epsom Derby. ✓
- Emily's horse was running in the Epsom Derby race.
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Exit quiz
- Emily Davison was born in South East...
- Manchester
- Birmingham
- London ✓
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- Emily's ______ died of diphtheria as a child.
- 'sister' ✓
- Emily's favourite thing to study was...
- maths
- literature ✓
- science
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- Women in Victorian Britain could not go to university.
- True
- False ✓
- How many times did Emily finish all of her exams at university?
- 1
- 2 ✓
- 3
- 4
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- Match the keyword to the correct definition.
- literature⇔written work such as stories, poems and plays ✓
- degree⇔a certificate to show someone has completed studying at university ✓
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Key learning points
- Emily Davison was born in South East London in 1872.
- When she was eight years old, one of her sisters died from a deadly disease, diphtheria.
- Emily loved reading so much that she went on to study literature at university.
- She did well in her studies and got such high marks that she should have received a degree.
- However, as a woman, Emily was not allowed to get a degree.
Common misconception
Some may think that women were not allowed to go to university at all in Victorian Britain.
Women were allowed to study at university, work very hard and take all of the same exams as men, but they were not allowed the degree at the end of it.
Keywords
Diphtheria - diphtheria was a common childhood disease in Victorian England which affected the throat or skin
Literature - literature is written work such as stories, poems and plays
Degree - a degree is a certificate to show someone has completed studying a subject at university
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