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The “jujitsuffragettes”

The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women's Suffrage, and Jujitsu by Clément Xavier, Lisa Lugrin, Edward Gauvin and Albertine Ralenti

September 23, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Back in July I had some vacation time which I took so I could be with my oldest nephew for his birthday (somehow ice cream tastes sweeter when you share it with him), do some adult (by my standards) reading, and take time to think about what I read, could be reading and will read. Especially in my “out of wheelhouse” category, which actually occurred with some official comic book reading but (maybe) more on that later. The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women’s Suffrage, and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: Albertine Ralenti, Clément Xavier, Clément Xavier, Lisa Lugrin, Edward Gauvin and Albertine Ralenti, early 20th Century, Edith Garrud, Edward Gauvin, europe, great britain, jujitsu, jujitsuffragettes, Lisa Lugrin, martial arts, Women martial artists, Women’s Suffrage

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:350 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: Albertine Ralenti, Clément Xavier, Clément Xavier, Lisa Lugrin, Edward Gauvin and Albertine Ralenti, early 20th Century, Edith Garrud, Edward Gauvin, europe, great britain, jujitsu, jujitsuffragettes, Lisa Lugrin, martial arts, Women martial artists, Women’s Suffrage ·
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