a politician is a person who works in the government

violent or aggressive tactics can be described as militant

when someone is arrested, they are taken away by the police because they have broken the law

a law is a rule that everyone has to follow

Stories from Emily Davison's activism

History

Emily Davison and the tragedy at Epsom Racecourse

Emily Davison's early life and education

Emily Davison and the Suffragettes

Emily Davison's funeral

Changes for women following Emily Davison's death

Paul Stephenson and The Bay Horse pub

Paul Stephenson's early life and evacuation

Paul Stephenson arrives in Bristol

Paul Stephenson and the Bristol Bus Boycott

Paul Stephenson's legacy in Bristol and Britain

Comparing Paul Stephenson and Emily Davison

In ‘Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?’ pupils compare two significant individuals from different periods to develop their chronological and substantive understanding. In ‘Stone Age Britain: what do archaeologists think they know about it?’ they begin to investigate more ways in which we know about the past.

In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils built on their chronological and substantive understanding in a depth study of Queen Victoria and Victorian Britain. In ‘Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?’ they compare two significant individuals from different periods to develop this further.

The stories of Emily Davison and Paul Stephenson help students understand when change has occurred in social justice. They learn about the diversity of those who fought for change and gain a broader sense of history and curiosity about the past.

Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Immoral behaviour or minor criminal offences, e.g. shoplifting, graffiti.

Depiction or discussion of upsetting content

The Suffragettes used only militant tactics.

Match the keyword to the correct definition.

Select the methods that the Suffragettes used.

After ____ , the Suffragettes used more militant tactics.

In {{ }}, the suffragettes often went on hunger strike.

Emily Davison went to university {{ }} times.

Match the beginning of the sentences to the correct endings.

Emily Davison joined a group called the...

Emily quit her job as a {{ }} to join the Suffragettes.

Men and women were treated differently at the start of the 1900s.

Who could get a degree from university at the start of the 1900s?

Starter Quiz