Gertrude Harding

Canada
Born 1889, Welsford, New Brunswick
Died 1977

Also known as

Gertrude Menzies Harding

Description

Canadian-born suffragette who headed the WSPU's secret Bodyguard protecting Emmeline Pankhurst from rearrest under the Cat and Mouse Act; the Bodyguard trained in jujitsu with Edith Garrud.

Teachers (1)

  • Edith Garrud
    sports_martial_artsJūjutsu Possible
    Possible
    Implied: head 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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    Implied: head of the Bodyguard that Garrud trained.
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    “Of greatest note in her career with the WSPU is that Harding was asked to 'head up' the secret bodyguard of women assigned to protect their leader, Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, from constant rearrest by Scotland Yard during the Cat and Mouse Act. The bodyguard learned jujitsu from Edith Garrud and carried Indian clubs.”
    — Gertrude Harding - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
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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)”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation 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/01M5KV9GA7NBXAWP0BY15DZPPQ
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Gertrude Harding. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5KV9GA7NBXAWP0BY15DZPPQ - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5KV9GA7NBXAWP0BY15DZPPQ, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Gertrude Harding}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5KV9GA7NBXAWP0BY15DZPPQ}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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