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A bunch of roses sits below a plaque commemorating Emily Wilding Davison at Tattenham Corner at the Epsom Derby Festival, in Surrey, southern England, on June 1, 2013. Emily Wilding Davison's death after being hit by the king's horse at the Epsom Derby was one of the most shocking acts of Britain's suffragette movement. A militant campaigner for the women's vote, Davison's disruption of the world-famous flat race in front of thousands of spectators eclipsed every other protest. Davison is widely viewed as a courageous campaigner, although some women's groups are unhappy that the Derby organisers refused to agree to a minute's silence at this year's race. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)