The Women of the French RevolutionIn The Women of the French Revolution (Les Femmes de la révolution), celebrated French historian Jules Michelet analyzes that tumultuous period in French history through its women. The book sketches out the nameless women who stormed Versailles and resisted in the Vendée as well as celebrated figures such as Madame de Staël, Théroigne de Méricourt and Charlotte Corday. |
