In the month that we mark the centenary of Emily Wilding Davison’s death and everything she and her fellow suffragettes fought for, it is vital that we recognise the many inspirational women in our history in the same way that we recognise the leading male figures of the past.
As the shortlist for City of Culture 2017 is revealed, Shona McCarthy chief executive of 2013 winner Derry-Londonderry reflects on the cultural year at the halfway mark
Liz Chapman, of The Women’s Library at the London School of Economics, explains how their online exhibition on suffragist Emily Wilding Davison documents not only an infamous death, but a remarkable life