The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women’s Suffrage, and Jujitsu

This graphic account follows Edith Garrud, a self-defense instructor who trained members of the Women’s Social and Political Union in early-twentieth-century England. As women pressed for voting rights and encountered violence, abuse, and arrest, the group created a security unit to protect suffragists. The book recounts the era’s organized, sometimes physical resistance, using panels alongside archival images and photographs to explore a pivotal period in the struggle for suffrage.