Tag: Edith Garrud
Walk a mile in her shoes: a walking tour showcasing Islington’s famous women
In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8, Islington Now has created a walking tour to celebrate Islington’s pioneering female figures, past and present. Let Rosie McCabe help you rediscover well-known places and showcase the iconic women of Islington.
How one woman taught the suffragettes to fight back – with jiu-jitsu
Perhaps the most iconic addition to Garrud’s CV was the training of the 30-women-strong protection unit dubbed “The Bodyguard”, that would protect suffragette women from rearrest, writes Hannah Sargeant.
Mary Wollstonecraft and the Islington church that became a birthplace of feminism
At 227a Upper Street sits New Unity, a non-religious church which boasts a unique connection to the women’s suffrage movement
Plaques reveal borough’s secret history
Walk Islington's streets for long enough and you might catch a flash of blue or green out of the corner of your eye. Over...
Finsbury Park vote for their favourite famous faces
Residents vote for their favourite people in Finsbury Park's history to be immortalised in an art installation Portrait Bench