Leonora Cohen

United Kingdom
Born 1873-06-15, Hunslet, Leeds
Died 1978-09-04

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)

  • Edith Garrud
    sports_martial_artsJūjutsu Possible
    Possible
    Implied: member of the Bodyguard that Garrud trained.
    Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
    (1913–1914)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    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 info
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    “Later, Cohen was part of "The Bodyguard" to Mrs Pankhurst.”
    — Leonora Cohen - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

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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Cite and reuse

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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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