Pétroleuses
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Pétroleuses were, according to popular rumours at the time, female supporters of the Paris Commune, accused of burning down much of Paris during the last days of the Commune in May 1871. During May, w
Pétroleuses arrested in Versailles
Joséphine Marchais
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Joséphine Marguerite Marchais, née Rabier, was a French day labourer who was an active participant in the Paris Commune in 1871. Arrested while carrying weapons, she was condemned to death. Her senten
Pétroleuses
…women were accused of various crimes, including having been involved in the fires along the Rue de Lille and at the Légion d'Honneur: Élizabeth Rétiffe, Joséphine Marchais, Léontine Suétens, Eulalie Papavoine, and Lucie Bocquin. They had been armed, and some wore the uniform of the National Guard. Despite a complete lack…
Joséphine Marchais in 1871-1872.