DeltaWomen Magazine August 2013 Issue | Page 14

5 by William Kin Females have been overlooked and considered for centuries as only a personal property of fathers and husband. They were often robbed of their own rights and at times viewed as e imbecile and inferior species. Females have fought hard in the male dominant society, Emmeline Pankhurst was arrested outside the Buckingham Palace in 1914 after trying to present a petition to the king George V, which prior to this incident, Emily Davison threw herself under the King’s (George V) horse in 1913 which lead to her death. During the 19th century, females had started to enjoy some rights unfortunately political and sexual equality was not Lights, Camera, Spot... Light And Action 13