Comments on: Edith Garrud: the Suffragette who knew jujutsu http://www.bartitsu.org/index.php/2009/08/edith-garrud-the-suffragette-who-knew-jujutsu/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:23:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bartitsu Society http://www.bartitsu.org/index.php/2009/08/edith-garrud-the-suffragette-who-knew-jujutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-8490 Bartitsu Society Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:47:03 +0000 http://www.bartitsu.org/?p=404#comment-8490 Hello Sybil, thanks for contacting us. We'd love to learn more about Edith, William and John, particularly about their jiujitsu experiences. Hello Sybil,

thanks for contacting us. We’d love to learn more about Edith, William and John, particularly about their jiujitsu experiences.

]]> By: Sybil Evans nee Garrud http://www.bartitsu.org/index.php/2009/08/edith-garrud-the-suffragette-who-knew-jujutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-8478 Sybil Evans nee Garrud Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:06:30 +0000 http://www.bartitsu.org/?p=404#comment-8478 Hello Iam Edith and William Garrud's granddaughter. My father John (their son) was also involved with them in the art of jiujitsu Hello Iam Edith and William Garrud’s granddaughter. My father John (their son) was also involved with them in the art of jiujitsu

]]> By: » “The sting of a hornet”; Edwardian hat-pin self defence http://www.bartitsu.org/index.php/2009/08/edith-garrud-the-suffragette-who-knew-jujutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-8290 » “The sting of a hornet”; Edwardian hat-pin self defence Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:25:16 +0000 http://www.bartitsu.org/?p=404#comment-8290 [...] Less frequent, but present in newspaper articles and medical journals of the time, are reports of women wounding male attackers via well-placed jabs of the hat-pin. They were apparently among the covert weapons used by Suffragettes in their struggles against the London bobbies, augmenting their judicious use of Indian clubs and jiujitsu. [...] [...] Less frequent, but present in newspaper articles and medical journals of the time, are reports of women wounding male attackers via well-placed jabs of the hat-pin. They were apparently among the covert weapons used by Suffragettes in their struggles against the London bobbies, augmenting their judicious use of Indian clubs and jiujitsu. [...]

]]> By: Bartitsu Society http://www.bartitsu.org/index.php/2009/08/edith-garrud-the-suffragette-who-knew-jujutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-7730 Bartitsu Society Mon, 31 May 2010 15:42:13 +0000 http://www.bartitsu.org/?p=404#comment-7730 Hello Bill, I'd be very interested in any more information on both Edith and William. My email is tonywolf@gmail.com - hope to hear from you soon! Hello Bill,

I’d be very interested in any more information on both Edith and William. My email is tonywolf@gmail.com – hope to hear from you soon!

]]> By: bill endell http://www.bartitsu.org/index.php/2009/08/edith-garrud-the-suffragette-who-knew-jujutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-7729 bill endell Mon, 31 May 2010 14:23:54 +0000 http://www.bartitsu.org/?p=404#comment-7729 I should be most interested in seeing this book - I am her grandson and could, perhaps, add to your knowledge since 'Garry' lived with us for years. I cam well remeber both her and William, her husband. I should be most interested in seeing this book – I am her grandson and could, perhaps, add to your knowledge since ‘Garry’ lived with us for years. I cam well remeber both her and William, her husband.

]]> By: James http://www.bartitsu.org/index.php/2009/08/edith-garrud-the-suffragette-who-knew-jujutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-5130 James Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:09:05 +0000 http://www.bartitsu.org/?p=404#comment-5130 Martin, you can search through some of the newspaper articles Tony referenced by going to http://www.evernote.com/pub/labete/bartitsunewspaperreferences#Thumbs/ Martin, you can search through some of the newspaper articles Tony referenced by going to http://www.evernote.com/pub/labete/bartitsunewspaperreferences#Thumbs/

]]> By: Tony Wolf http://www.bartitsu.org/index.php/2009/08/edith-garrud-the-suffragette-who-knew-jujutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-4995 Tony Wolf Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:35:32 +0000 http://www.bartitsu.org/?p=404#comment-4995 Hi Martin, it's great that we're hearing from the descendants of so many of the people associated with the Bartitsu Club and the early British jiujitsu scene. My main sources for this book were: Crawford, Elizabeth. "The women's suffrage movement, 1866-1928" 2001, p240 Garrud, Edith. "The World We Live In: Self-Defence", Votes for Women newspaper, March 4, 1910, p355. Mackenzie, Midge. "Shoulder to Shoulder", 1988 Raeburn, Antonia. "The Militant Suffragettes", 1976, p96 Wilson, Gretchen. "With All Her Might: The Life of Gertrude Harding, Militant Suffragette", 1998 Winn, Godfrey. "Dear Mrs. Garrud - I wish I'd known you then ... " Woman Magazine, June 19, 1965 ... and a collection of newspaper reports, advertisements and so-on from the Daily Mirror, Daily Express etc., roughly 1908-1918. Virtually every scrap of information I picked up during my research appears in the book in some form or other, and I really hope you enjoy it. By the same token, I'd be very interested to hear more about Edith's life based on your family records. You can email me at tonywolf@gmail.com . My best, Tony Wolf Hi Martin,

it’s great that we’re hearing from the descendants of so many of the people associated with the Bartitsu Club and the early British jiujitsu scene.

My main sources for this book were:

Crawford, Elizabeth. “The women’s suffrage movement, 1866-1928″ 2001, p240

Garrud, Edith. “The World We Live In: Self-Defence”, Votes for Women newspaper, March 4, 1910, p355.

Mackenzie, Midge. “Shoulder to Shoulder”, 1988

Raeburn, Antonia. “The Militant Suffragettes”, 1976, p96

Wilson, Gretchen. “With All Her Might: The Life of Gertrude Harding, Militant Suffragette”, 1998

Winn, Godfrey. “Dear Mrs. Garrud – I wish I’d known you then … ” Woman Magazine, June 19, 1965

… and a collection of newspaper reports, advertisements and so-on from the Daily Mirror, Daily Express etc., roughly 1908-1918.

Virtually every scrap of information I picked up during my research appears in the book in some form or other, and I really hope you enjoy it. By the same token, I’d be very interested to hear more about Edith’s life based on your family records. You can email me at tonywolf@gmail.com .

My best,

Tony Wolf

]]> By: Martin Williams http://www.bartitsu.org/index.php/2009/08/edith-garrud-the-suffragette-who-knew-jujutsu/comment-page-1/#comment-4988 Martin Williams Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:53:46 +0000 http://www.bartitsu.org/?p=404#comment-4988 Dear Tony Wolf Congratulations on your book on my great aunt, Edith Garrud. You seem to have done your research very well and what you say about her fits with what I know. You have fouund out much more about her than I have, hoewver, and I would be very grateful to know where to look to learn more. She said little to us about her time as a sufferagette but she did mention the cartoon in Punch Magazine which you used on the book cover. Her early background is not made clear in the records because her mother, Clara Williams, was not married when Edith was born. She was brought up by her aunt and uncle. I still have the letter she wrote to my mother when I was born, and other pieces of our family story she gave us when she was in her nineties. I will order the book today and look forward to reading more of my great aunt, and would be most grateful to hear from you. with thanks and best wishes Martin Williams Dear Tony Wolf

Congratulations on your book on my great aunt, Edith Garrud. You seem to have done your research very well and what you say about her fits with what I know. You have fouund out much more about her than I have, hoewver, and I would be very grateful to know where to look to learn more.

She said little to us about her time as a sufferagette but she did mention the cartoon in Punch Magazine which you used on the book cover. Her early background is not made clear in the records because her mother, Clara Williams, was not married when Edith was born. She was brought up by her aunt and uncle. I still have the letter she wrote to my mother when I was born, and other pieces of our family story she gave us when she was in her nineties.

I will order the book today and look forward to reading more of my great aunt, and would be most grateful to hear from you.

with thanks and best wishes

Martin Williams

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