Also known as
Leonora Throp · Pomona · The Tower Suffragette
Description
English suffragette and trade unionist from Leeds, the "Tower
Suffragette" tried in 1913 for breaking a regalia case in the Tower of
London, and a member of the Bodyguard that Edith Garrud trained in jujitsu.
Teachers (1)
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Edith Garrud
sports_martial_artsJūjutsu
Possible
(1913–1914)
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Implied: member of the Bodyguard that Garrud trained.
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“It is estimated that there were around twenty-five members of this bodyguard,
to include Canadian-born Gertrude Harding (1878–1952), the English vegetarian
and Theosophist Leonora Cohen (1873–1978”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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“Later, Cohen was part of "The Bodyguard" to Mrs Pankhurst.”
— Leonora Cohen - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia
(English)link
history
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Sources
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“Between 1910 and 1913, Edith Garrud’s involvement with the suffragette movement
deepened, and eventually she became the trainer for Emmeline Pankhurst’s
bodyguards.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
info
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01M5KV9GA7CCVJ23MD4CPE9WMK
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Leonora Cohen. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5KV9GA7CCVJ23MD4CPE9WMK - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5KV9GA7CCVJ23MD4CPE9WMK, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Leonora Cohen}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5KV9GA7CCVJ23MD4CPE9WMK}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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