Erection date: 30/6/2012
Edith Garrud, 1872 - 1971, the suffragette that knew jiu-jitsu lived here.
Islington People's Plaque
London Borough of Islington
N1, Thornhill Square, 60
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Edith Garrud
Suffragette and martial arts instructor. Born Edith Margaret Williams in Bath...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Edith Garrud
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