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Women’s march on Versailles
On the morning of October 5th 1789, women joined together to riot over the high price of bread. They marched to the palace of Versailles and demanded change. -
Olympe de Gouges vouch for women’s rights
Olympe de Gouges insisted that women deserved to have rights, especially in areas concerning divorce and the recognition of illegitimate children. -
Petition to defend Paris denied
Leon submitted a petition signed by 319 women to the National Assembly for permission to arm themselves with weapons such as pistols but her request was soon denied. -
Women’s Society demands a law
The society of revolutionary republican women compelled all women to wear the tricolors cockade to show their loyalty to the republic. They also repeated their demands for price controls on bread to make it less expensive. -
Feminist activism
The society of revolutionary republican women was a feminist group led by Leon and her colleague. -
Women raid shops
Women were at the fore of a crowd that was demanding bread and the constitution of 1793. When their pleas when unnoticed the women filled with anger began raiding shops and obtaining grain. -
Charlotte Corday kills Jean Paul Marat
Jean Paul Marat received a visit from a young woman who claimed to have knowledge on girondins. While he was taking a medicinal bath she drew a knife from her clothes and stabbed him in the heart -
Cecile-Aimee Renault tried to murder Robespierre
Cecile-Aimee Renault was a French woman who was accused of attempting to murder Maximillien Robespierre during the Reign of terror with knives. She was sentenced to death.