this is the actual scarf emily davison had with her that fateful day at the derby.he king's horse rather than to actually bring the horse down. the scarf is owned today by a collector who let me see a telegram she's never shown publicly before. sent from queen alexandra to the injured jockey. yes, it says, queen alexandra was very sorry indeed to hear of your sad accident caused by the abominable conduct of a brutal, lunatic woman. this is really strong language. a brutal, lunatic woman. people had mixed feelings about the militant suffragettes. half of them thought they were crazy and half of them thought that that was the only way, by destroying property, that they would actually achieve the vote. as mps, women continued campaigning for equal rights. edith summerskill, on the left, was first elected in 1938. her daughter, shirley, followed her into the commons in 1964. women who have got to anywhere in their career are very conscious, and should be, of the women who went before. and paved the way. and made it possible. that includes saffron dickson, just 20 years

emily davison said, if women don'a't count, then neither we be counted. she spent the night in a broom cupboard underneath westminster ll. she was discovered here, so she was registered in the census as being registered in the house of commons. w >> aan runs out. sarah: davison did not live towi see womethe vote. she died in 1913 after running into the path of the kings horse at the epsom derby. but she may have not intended to kill herself. this is the actual scarf emily davison had with her that fateful day, it is thoughnow that it might have been her ittention to attach to the kng's horse rather tha bring the horse down. the scarf is oed by the director can we let me see a telegramfr sen queen alexandra to the injured jockey. >> it says, "queen alexandra is very sorry indeed to hear ofyo b abom conduct of a lunatic woman." this is strong language lunatic woman. >> peopl about the suffragettes. half of them thought they were crazy and half of them thought that was the only way, by a destroying property, that that uld achieve the vote. , on thedith summe

emily davison was always hiding in this place and getting caught. occasions. she hid ina least five other occasions. she hid in a ventilation area. but it didn't stop. she was back months later. when it comes to commemorating this, and we'll hear from the prime minister later, why is it important to do that and teach people about this? today is about a fantastic celebration, since women started to have the right to vote, the achievements of women over the last 100 years are quite extraordinary. and of course we do have the second female prime minister of this country. but today is also about supporting more young women thinking about a career in politics and making their world a better place. and it is about clamping down on online abuse and some of the awful things that happened to female candidates, and trying to encode more young women to take the plunge. in 2100 years, what more do you want women to have in public life? just about everything. there is a long way to go. we don't have complete equality. only one third of mps are women. there is a

in 1913, emily davison, one of the leading suffragettes, was knocked down by the king's was at epsomater. then came a breakthrough. on february the 6th 1918, some women were given the right to vote for the very first time. but at this stage, women were only allowed to vote if they were over the age of 30 and owned property. during the first world war, we did a man'sjob, we worked in the factories, we worked in the fields, we did a man's drop. so why can't we have a vote? as with equal rights, why cold we have a vote? but men are, by nature, control freaks. it wasn't until 1928 when all women had the same voting rights as men. and, over time, we've seen a growing number of women in parliament and become prime minister. harriet harman is the longest continuing serving female mp, first elected in 1982. i was one of only 23 mps out of 650 when i started. now over 200. but we are still outnumbered by men 2-1. but 100 years on, women women are still fighting. most recently, the gender pay gap, sexual harassment, and the me too movement have all made headlines around the world. and the camp

in 1913, emily davison died after running into the path of the king's horse at the epsom derby as partr heroism and the legacy that would see her at the head of government. they persevered in spite of all danger and discouragement, because they knew their cause was right. there have been calls for convicted suffragettes to be pardoned, but no mention of it in this speech. the truth of their arguments won the day, and we are all in their debt. in this parlour, at the home of emmeline pankhurst, the suffragettes came up with the motto, deeds not words, a sentiment that still resonates. a lot of people have this negative connotation with feminism and think feminists are about hating men and... or that women are better... and that is so anti—feminist. i think violence remains a huge issue for women. it was an issue that suffragettes campaigned about, they weren't everjust interested in the vote and actually, it's still a huge issue for women. i think being a person of colour and then being a woman, you have two layers, it is one discrimination against the other and you have to try and nego

in 1913, emily davison, one of the leading suffragettes, was knocked down by the king‘s was at epsomg‘s horse at epsom racecourse. and she died of her injuries four days later. then came a breakthrough. on february the 6th 1918, some women were given the right to vote for the very first time. but at this stage, women were only allowed to vote if they were over the age of 30 and owned property. during the first world war, we did a man‘sjob, we worked in the factories, we worked in the fields, we did a man‘s drop. we did a man‘sjob. so why can‘t we have a vote? as with equal rights, why cold we have a vote? why can‘t we have a vote? but men are, by nature, control freaks. it wasn‘t until 1928 when all women had the same voting rights as men. and, over time, we‘ve seen a growing number of women in parliament and become prime minister. harriet harman is the longest continuing serving female mp, first elected in 1982. i was one of only 23 mps out of 650 when i started. now over 200. now there are over 200. but we are still outnumbered by men 2—1. but 100 years on, women women are still fi