Edith Margaret Garrud was born on 1 January, 1872. They died on 1 January, 1971. They lived to the age of 99.
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Edith Margaret Garrud was a British martial artist, suffragist and playwright. She was the first British female teacher of jujutsu and one of the first female martial arts instructors in the western world. Garrud was introduced to jujutsu in 1899 alongside her husband William; they studied under Sadakazu Uyenishi and she later opened her own London dojo. A supporter of women's suffrage, Garrud joined the Women's Freedom League in 1906 where she set up a self-defence club.
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Location: 60 Thornhill Square, N1 1BE
Erected: 2012
Colour: Green
Edith Garrud 1872 - 1971 the suffragette that knew ju-jitsu lived here