Edith Margaret Garrud


 THE BRITISH SUFFRAGETTES LEARNED JUJITSU TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AND EVADE ARREST.

Edith Margaret Garrud used her martial arts background to secretly train a unit of 30 members of the Women's Social and Political Union in self-defense. The group was alternately known as "the Bodyguard" and "the Amazons," and was highly effective at resisting arrest.

Source ~ Shane Carley from the book ‘True Facts That Sound Like BS’
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