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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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Neighbors

My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun and  Edward Gauvin

September 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I get on a browsing spree, I find myself down so many rabbit holes, I twist my brain. This means, I will find something I like the looks and/or sound of and find a copy. But when I do finally get the copy, I forget why it drew me in. So it is a wonderful surprise. This happened with My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun and  Edward Gauvin (author/illustrator and translator respectively).  In the end, the reason I wanted to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: art, Asia, Beijing, China, Disability, Edward Gauvin, family, friendship, grandfathers, grandparents, Neighborhoods, Nie Jun, Nie Jun and  Edward Gauvin

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:310 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: art, Asia, Beijing, China, Disability, Edward Gauvin, family, friendship, grandfathers, grandparents, Neighborhoods, Nie Jun, Nie Jun and  Edward Gauvin ·
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