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Emily Davison's early life and education

I can describe Emily Davison's early life and education.

New
New
Year 2

Emily Davison's early life and education

I can describe Emily Davison's early life and education.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Emily Davison was born in South East London in 1872.
  2. When she was eight years old, one of her sisters died from a deadly disease, diphtheria.
  3. Emily loved reading so much that she went on to study literature at university.
  4. She did well in her studies and got such high marks that she should have received a degree.
  5. 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

You could look at Victorian schooling and compare the differences to schools today!
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Epsom Racecourse is a racing track for ...
dogs
sheep
cows
horses
Q2.
The person hit by a horse at the Epsom Derby was ...
Katie Davison
Victoria Davison
Elizabeth Davison
Correct answer: Emily Davison
Q3.
A tragedy is a very sad event or situation.
Correct answer: True
False
Q4.
In which year did the tragedy happen at the Epsom Derby?
1813
Correct answer: 1913
2013
Q5.
King George V was at the Epsom Derby to watch his run in the race.
Correct Answer: horse
Q6.
Select which statements are true.
Emily was not at the Epsom Derby.
Correct answer: Emily was holding a 'votes for women' flag at the Epsom Derby.
Correct answer: Emily ran onto the track at the Epsom Derby.
Emily's horse was running in the Epsom Derby race.

6 Questions

Q1.
Emily Davison was born in South East...
Manchester
Birmingham
Correct answer: London
Q2.
Emily's died of diphtheria as a child.
Correct Answer: sister
Q3.
Emily's favourite thing to study was...
maths
Correct answer: literature
science
Q4.
Women in Victorian Britain could not go to university.
True
Correct answer: False
Q5.
How many times did Emily finish all of her exams at university?
1
Correct answer: 2
3
4
Q6.
Match the keyword to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:literature,written work such as stories, poems and plays

written work such as stories, poems and plays

Correct Answer:degree,a certificate to show someone has completed studying at university

a certificate to show someone has completed studying at university

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